Contents
Preface
PART ONE: THE Sources and the Rise of the CLASSICAL CHRISTOLOGY
1 Problems of Christology
2 The Prehistory of Christology
Christ
Son of Man
Son of God
Word
Lord
God
3 The Witness of Paul
4 The Witness of the Synoptists
5 The Witness of John
6 Other New Testament Witnesses
Hebrews
I Peter
Ephesians
Summary and Assessment of Results
7 The Rise of Classical Christology
PART TWO: THE Critique of the CLASSICAL CHRISTOLOGY AN ATTEMPTS AT RECONSTRUCTION
8 Rationalist Christology
9 Humanistic Christology
10 Idealist Christology
11 Mid-century Misgivings
A Lone Protester
Kenotic Christology
12 Positivist Christology
13 Critical Responses and Theological Renascence
14 Christologies of the Late Twentieth Century
Existentialist Christology
Roman Catholic Christologies after Vatican II
Liberation Christology
Eschatological Christology
Some British and American Christologies
PART THREE: WHO Really Is Jesus CHRIST FOR US TODAY?
15 What Would Be Required in a Christology Today
16 The Historical Question
17 The Humanity of Jesus Christ
18 The Divinity of Jesus Christ
19 The Mysteries of Jesus Christ
Pre-existence
Nativity Baptism
Temptations and the Question of Sinlessness
Transfiguration
Passion, Death and Atonement
Ending A (The Happy Ending)
Descent into Hell
Resurrection
Ascension
Second Coming
Ending B (The Austere Ending)
Exaltation
20 Christ and the Saviour Figures
Notes
Index of Scripture References
Index of Names and Subjects
