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Tables of Contents for Who Is Jesus?
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Abbreviations
xi
Introduction
1
1
Images of Jesus
1
2
Starting Points for Christology
3
6
1. The Three Quests for the Historical Jesus
9
14
The First Quest: Reimarus to Schweitzer
10
3
The New Quest: Käsemann to Schillebeeckx
13
2
The Third Quest
15
5
Conclusion
20
3
2. Methodological Considerations
23
18
From Precritical to Critical Christology
23
5
The Development of the Gospel Tradition
28
7
Recovering the Historical Jesus
35
2
Doubtful Criteria
37
1
Conclusion
38
3
3. The Jewish Background
41
20
The Messianic Tradition
42
6
The Wisdom Tradition
48
3
The Apocalyptic Tradition
51
4
First-Century Palestinian Judaism
55
5
Conclusion
60
1
4. Jesus and His Movement
61
16
Jesus and John the Baptist
62
6
The Jesus Movement
68
8
Conclusion
76
1
5. The Preaching and Ministry of Jesus
77
18
The Sayings of Jesus
77
5
The Parades of Jesus
82
2
The Kingdom of God
84
7
A Note on the Miracle Tradition
91
2
Conclusion
93
2
6. The Death of Jesus
95
16
The Offense Behind Jesus' Death
96
3
Theological Perspectives
99
4
How Did Jesus Understand His Death?
103
6
Conclusion
109
2
7. God Raised Him from the Dead
111
14
The Easter Experience
111
2
The Easter Tradition
113
5
Reflections on Easter Faith
118
5
Conclusion
123
2
8. New Testament Christologies
125
22
Easter Christologies
127
4
Son of God Christologies
131
6
Wisdom Christologies
137
5
Preexistence Christologies
142
3
Conclusion
145
2
9. From the New Testament to Chalcedon
147
18
Faith and the Dialogue with Culture
147
5
From the Third Century to Nicaea
152
4
From Nicaea to Chalcedon
156
7
Conclusion
163
2
10. Sin and Salvation
165
18
Sin and Salvation in Scripture
166
5
Sin and Salvation in Christian History
171
7
The Sixteenth Century
178
3
Conclusion
181
2
11. A Contemporary Approach to Soteriology
183
22
The Mystery of Iniquity
184
2
Jesus Mediates God's Salvation
186
11
Is Jesus the Source of Our Salvation?
197
5
Conclusion
202
3
Glossary
205
4
Index of Names
209
4
Index of Subjects
213