Contents: Faith and history in the Gospels -- Period and environment -- Jesus of Nazareth -- The dawn of the kingdom of God -- The will of God -- Discipleship -- Jesus' journey to Jerusalem; suffering and death -- The Messianic question -- Jesus Christ. Other Notes Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Meeting Jesus again -- What manner of man? The pre-EasterJesus -- Jesus, compassion, and politics -- Jesus and wisdom: teacher of alternate wisdom -- Jesus, the wisdom of God: Sophia become flesh -- Images of Jesus and images of the Christian life. Abstract: Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for person…
Contents: Introduction: from Christianity to Jesus -- PART I: THE SETTING -- Jesus the Jew -- Jesus and Galilee -- Jesus and charismatic Judaism -- PART II: THE TITLES OF JESUS -- Jesus the prophet -- Jesus the lord -- Jesus the Messiah -- Jesus the son of man -- Jesus the son of God. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-266) and indexes.
Contents: The possibility of a Messianic ethic -- The kingdom coming -- The implications of the jubilee -- God will fight for us -- The possibility of nonviolent resistance -- Trial balance -- The disciple of Christ and the way of Jesus -- Christ and power -- Revolutionary subordination -- Let every soul be subject : Romans 13 and the authority of the state -- Justification by grace through fai…
Contents Introduction : clearing the ground : two images of Jesus -- pt. I. Jesus and the Spirit. The context : the Spirit-filled heart of Judaism ; The Spirit-filled experience of Jesus ; The power of the Spirit : the mighty deeds of Jesus -- pt. II. Jesus and culture. The social world of Jesus ; Jesus as sage : challenge to conventional wisdom ; Jesus as revitalization movement founder ; Jesu…