An Introduction to New Testament ChristologyTime magazine has hailed Raymond Brown as "the leading U.S. Catholic authority on the Bible". Now, in this accessible work written for all Bible students, Brown presents an intelligible introduction to the way Jesus was understood in His lifetime and in the lifetimes of His original followers. |
Contents
CHRISTOLOGIES EXPRESSED IN PREMINISTRY TERMS | 126 |
B Conception Christology | 129 |
C Preexistence Christology | 133 |
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THESE CHRISTOLOGIES | 142 |
APPENDIXES | 153 |
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL MESSIANIC HOPE IN ISRAEL | 155 |
Before the 8th Century BC | 156 |
From the 8th Century BC to the Babylonian Exile | 157 |
CAUTIONS ABOUT EXPECTATIONS AND PRESUPPOSITIONS | 23 |
A Attitudes That Deny or Underplay the Divine in Jesus | 25 |
B Attitudes That Limit the Humanity of Jesus | 26 |
WHAT CAN BE DISCERNED ABOUT JESUS FROM HIS WORDS CONCERNING ISSUES OTHER THAN THE KINGDOM AND HIMSELF | 31 |
B What Can Be Discerned from the General Knowledge That Jesus Shows of Religious Matters | 36 |
WHAT CAN BE DISCERNED ABOUT JESUS FROM HIS DEEDS AND WORDS PROCLAIMING THE KINGDOM OF GOD | 60 |
A What Jesus Deeds Proclaiming the Kingdom Tell Us about His Christology | 61 |
B What Jesus Words Proclaiming the Kingdom Tell Us about His Christology | 67 |
WHAT CAN BE DISCERNED ABOUT JESUS FROM HIS WORDS CONCERNING HIMSELF | 71 |
A Did Jesus Affirm That He Was the Messiah? | 73 |
B Did Jesus Affirm That He Was the Son of God? | 80 |
C Did Jesus Affirm That He Was the Son of Man? | 89 |
The Christologies of New Testament Christians | 103 |
PREFACE TO THE DISCUSSION | 105 |
CHRISTOLOGIES EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF JESUS SECOND COMING OR RESURRECTION | 110 |
B Resurrection Christology | 112 |
CHRISTOLOGIES EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF JESUS PUBLIC MINISTRY | 116 |
From the Exile to NT Times | 159 |
THE REALITY OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS | 162 |
A General Objections to the Reality of the Resurrection | 163 |
B Difficulties Arising from the Biblical Narratives of the Resurrection | 166 |
DID NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANS CALL JESUS GOD? | 171 |
A Passages that Seem to Imply that the Title God Was Not Used for Jesus | 174 |
B Passages where the Use of the Title God for Jesus Is Dubious | 177 |
C Passages where Jesus Is Clearly Called God | 185 |
D Evaluation of the Evidence | 189 |
FEATURES IN THE CHRISTOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN | 196 |
A Some Approaches to Johannine Christology in Contemporary Writing | 197 |
B Possible Factors in the Development of Johannine Christology | 205 |
AN EVALUATIVE LIST OF SELECT BOOKS ON NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTOLOGY | 214 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF AUTHORS | 221 |
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