Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
Contents: Approaching the cross. The centrality of the cross ; Why did Christ die? ; Looking below the surface -- The heart of the cross. The problem of forgiveness ; Satisfaction for sin ; The self-substitution of God -- The achievement of the cross. The salvation of sinners ; The revelation of God ; The conquest of evil -- Living under the cross. The community of celebration ; Self-understand…
Introduction: The call of the preacher -- Getting started : the basics for sermon preparation -- The proposition and the subject : setting the course -- The antithesis : the condition that the sermon addresses -- The thesis : the direction and focus of the sermon -- The relevant question : maintaining the sermon's integrity -- The synthesis : the body of the sermon.
Contents: Introduction -- Paul -- Mark -- Matthew -- Luke-Acts -- John -- Hebrews -- 1 Peter -- 1 John -- Revelation -- Epilogue. Abstract: "Convinced that Christ's crucifixion cannot be interpreted in isolation from his resurrection, Morna Hooker here gives a comprehensive and inspiring survey of the New Testament's teaching about the death of Christ." "By looking closely at the great var…
Contents: 1. The plot to kill Jesus -- The conspiracy is born -- Christ is anointed for his burial -- The traitor makes his deal -- 2. The last Passover -- The last Passover prepared -- The feast eaten -- The evil deed foretold -- The traitor unmasked -- A new feast instituted -- 3. A warning against over-confidence -- The disciples' insufficiency -- Christ's perfect sufficiency -- 4. The agony…
What does the Old Testament say about God? -- The saving God and history -- The blessing God and creation -- God's judgment and God's compassion -- The response -- The Old Testament and Jesus Christ.
Part 1. The Method and Task of Theology -- 1. Who is a Theologian? -- 2. Who Says So? The Problem of Authority -- Part 2. God and Human Beings -- 3. How can we find God? The Doctrine of General Revelation -- 4. How does God find us? The Doctrine of Special Revelation -- 5. Who is God? The Doctrine of the Trinity -- 6. What is God like? The Doctrine of the Attributes of God -- 7. What does God w…
Contents: Four reasons for reliving the passion -- Bethany and Jerusalem -- Gethsemane -- The high priest's house -- Praetorium -- Golgotha -- The garden of tombs. Abstract : No story has more significance than this: the death and resurrection of Jesus. But somehow the oft-repeated tale of Christ's Passion can become too familiar, too formalized, for us to experience its incredible …
Contents: The Passion of Jesus Christ, Personal, Political, Unparalleled -- A Word About the Title and the Book -- The Great Offense: Was Jesus Christ Really Crucified? -- Jesus' Finest Hour-His Last -- The Unparalleled Passion of Jesus Christ -- The Passion of Christ and the Passion of Auschwitz -- The Passion of Jesus Christ, Its Aims and Achievements -- Christ Suffered and Died To Absorb the…
Contents: Part One: The mystery of resurrection -- The reality of the resurrection -- A risen crucified Christ -- Resurrection and God's new order -- The resurrection tradition -- Part Two: The passion of Jesus Christ -- The patterns of sin -- The crossed man -- The mystery of God -- The gospel traditions -- Epilogue: The promise of salvation.
The canonical principle -- The confessional principle -- The ecumenical principle -- The Christocentric principle -- The sacramental principle -- The law/gospel principle -- The two-kingdoms principle.