The question of the historical Jesus and of the Christ of faith, or How to read the Gospel text -- The account of the death of Jesus (Mk 15:33-39) and interpretation of the text -- The historical problem -- The cry of abandonment in the light of the Old Testament -- The place of the cry of abandonment in the present account -- The historical panorama -- Present interpretations of the cry of abandonment -- The abandonment of Christ : revelation of the salvific love of God -- The abandonment of Jesus, the climax of God's revelation.