1. By way of introduction. -- Part 1. The question of the historical Jesus. 2. The old quest for the historical Jesus. -- 3. An interim period and the launching of the new quest. -- 4. Jesus and the nearness of the kingdom. -- 5. The kingdom expressed in deeds. -- 6. Responding to the nearness of the kingdom. -- 7. Jesus' execution. -- Part 2. Origin and meaning of belief in Jesus' resurrection. 8. What are the data? -- 9. Why are the data the way they are? -- 10. Why are there any data at all? -- 11. Sin, Biblically speaking. -- 12. Sin today? -- 13. Salvation from sin: the law of the Cross. -- Part 3. The Christological process. 14. Telling the story. -- 15. Classical dogma. -- 16. The Christological process today.