Christology in context : the earliest Christian response to Jesus /

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Author / Creator:Jonge, M. de (Marinus), 1925-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1988.
Description:276 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/888397
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ISBN:0664250106 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes indexes.
Bibliography: p. 245-252.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Christology in Context
  • The Proper Approach to the Subject, and the Limitations of Our Knowledge
  • Methods to Be Employed
  • The Outline of This Book
  • Part I.. The Earliest Material
  • 1.. Early Christology in the Letters of Paul
  • References to Early Christological Statements in 1 Thessalonians
  • References to Early Christological Statements in Galatians
  • References to Early Christological Statements in 1 Corinthians
  • One Further Case: Romans 1:3-4
  • Some Concluding Observations
  • 2.. The Gospel Material in Mark
  • The Beginning of the Gospel of Mark
  • Jesus the Messiah and the Son of God in Mark
  • Jesus as Preacher, Teacher, Healer, and Exorcist
  • Mark's Christology in Its Context
  • 3.. The Sayings of Jesus in Q
  • The Common Material in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke
  • Jesus and John the Baptist
  • Jesus and the Kingdom
  • Jesus as Son of Man
  • Jesus as the Envoy of Wisdom and as Son of God
  • Jesus, His Disciples, and Israel
  • Q's Christology in Its Context
  • Q and Mark
  • Q, Mark, and Paul
  • Part II.. Continued Response to Jesus
  • 4.. The Christology of Matthew
  • Jesus as the Unique Teacher
  • Special Aspects of Matthew's View of Jesus
  • Note on the Christology of the Epistle of James
  • 5.. The Christology of Luke-Acts
  • Jesus' Ministry and That of the Apostles
  • Special Aspects of Luke's Views on Jesus
  • Ancient Elements in Acts?
  • 6.. The Christology of Paul
  • The Decisive Change in Paul's Life
  • Jesus Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Parousia, and Their Effects on the Believers
  • Jesus Christ and God Before Jesus' Mission on Earth
  • 7.. Documents of the Pauline School
  • 2 Thessalonians
  • Colossians
  • Ephesians
  • The Pastoral Epistles
  • 8.. Other Letters and Revelation
  • The Epistle to the Hebrews
  • The First Epistle of Peter
  • Note on Jude and 2 Peter
  • The Revelation to John
  • 9.. The Christology of the Gospel and the Letters of John
  • The Johannine Point of View
  • The Situation of the Johannine Communities
  • The Christology of the Fourth Gospel
  • The Christology of 1 and 2 John
  • Part III. Terms and Concepts Applied in the Response to Jesus
  • 10.. Jesus as Herald of a New Age
  • "To Bring the Good News" and "The Kingdom of God"
  • Jewish Charismatics
  • Jewish Prophets
  • Popular Prophetic Movements
  • Royal Pretenders
  • Jesus the Messiah
  • Jesus the Son of God
  • Jesus the Son of Man
  • 11.. Jesus' Death, Resurrection, and Exaltation
  • Jesus as Final Envoy of God, Rejected by Israel
  • Jesus and the Tradition of God's Suffering Servants
  • Jesus, the Man Who Died for Others
  • Jesus, the Lord
  • Jesus' Status After His Death, and Psalm 110:1
  • 12.. Jesus Christ and God Before Jesus' Mission on Earth
  • Jesus as the Unique Envoy Sent from Above
  • Jesus as Wisdom and Word of God
  • Part IV.. The Very Beginning
  • 13.. The One with Whom It All Began
  • The Earliest Response to Jesus
  • Jesus and the Kingdom of God
  • Jesus' Death on the Cross
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Subject Index
  • Index of References