| Description |
167 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Jesus and the reign of God : Biblical perspectives. The reign of God in the religion of Israel ; The preaching and praxis of Jesus ; The parables and miracles of Jesus -- Theological reflections on the reign of God. A vision rooted in Jesus' experience of God ; The language of God as Father ; Praxis and the reign of God ; A Biblical image of the reign of God -- The cross of Christ as the revelation of God. The cross in the life of Jesus ; The death of Jesus on the cross ; Paul's theology of the cross ; The cross and the revelation of God ; A theology of the darkness of Christ ; Other dimensions of the cross -- The resurrection of Jesus as gift. Finding a point of departure ; The New Testament tradition on the resurrection of Jesus ; Interpreting the New Testament tradition ; Focusing on the experiences in the interpretation ; Fusing the horizons of tradition and contemporary experience ; Concluding remarks -- A theology of the Paschal mystery. The rediscovery of the paschal mystery at Vatican II ; The paschal mystery in the life of Jesus ; The paschal mystery in the life of the Christian ; Immortality and/or resurrection? ; St Paul on the time of resurrection ; Reconciling individual resurrection and general resurrection ; Images of resurrection -- The doctrine of the incarnation : human and cosmic considerations. The image of God and the human person ; The need for a new perspective ; The historical drama of the incarnation ; In search of the cosmic dimensions of the incarnation ; Initiating a conversation between cosmology and Christology ; A new cosmic story ; Dialogue from the side of Christology. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index. |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
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| ISBN |
0809132427: $8.95 |
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