Who Do You Say That I Am?

by Kingsbury, Jack Dean; Bauer, David R.; Powell, Mark Allan

• ISBN13: 9780664257521
• ISBN10: 0664257526
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

In this volume some of the most prominent international biblical and theological scholars suggest new and exciting ways of understanding the Christology of every major witness in the New Testament canon. Along with essays addressing the significance of christology for systematic theology, ethics, pastoral ministry, and preaching, the volume also offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the New Testament.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Frederick W. Danker
List of Contributors	xiii
Introduction	xv
Mark Allan Powell
David R. Bauer
The Christology of Jesus	1	(13)
Ben Witherington III
The Christology of Matthew	14	(19)
Birger Gerhardsson
The Christology of Mark's Gospel: Narrative Christology and the Markan Jesus	33	(16)
Elizabeth Struthers Malbon
The Christology of Luke-Acts	49	(17)
Luke Timothy Johnson
The Christology of the Johannine Writings	66	(22)
R. Alan Culpepper
Christology of the Pauline Epistles	88	(22)
Marion L. Soards
The Christology of Hebrews	110	(18)
C. K. Barrett
Christology of James	128	(12)
John Reumann
The Christology of 1 Peter: Some Reflections	140	(15)
Paul J. Achtemeier
Christ in Jude and 2 Peter	155	(11)
Pheme Perkins
The Christology of the Apocalypse	166	(19)
Charles H. Talbert
Christology of the New Testament: What, Then, Is New Testament Christology?	185	(16)
Leander E. Keck
Christology and the Old Testament	201	(15)
Terence E. Fretheim
The Significance of New Testament Christology for Systematic Theology	216	(12)
Carl E. Braaten
Jesus, Christ, and Ethics	228	(18)
Lisa Sowle Cahill
The Significance of New Testament Christology for Pastoral Ministry	246	(17)
David L. Bartlett
The Significance of New Testament Christology for Preaching	263	(12)
Elizabeth Achtemeier
Index of Scripture References	275	(14)
Index of Modern Authors	289