Books on the historical Jesus abound, yet few of these studies draw on the entire witness of Scripture and tradition when engaging the contemporary debate over the significance of Jesus of Nazareth. Bringing together both the pursuit of the historical Jesus and the systematic exposition of the Christ of faith, Hans Schwarz here presents a solid historical and biblical introduction to Christology. Schwarz surveys the history of New Testament scholarship, examines the biblical record itself, and restates the major Christological themes in ways that connect them with present-day concerns. Clear and well organized, this volume is, in the words of Carl E. Braaten, "the best available one-volume textbook on Christology."

Preface

viii

(3)

Abbreviations

xi

Introduction

1

(6)

PART I: IN SEARCH OF THE HISTORICAL JESUS

7

(68)

Chapter 1: The Quest for Jesus

7

(68)

1. Jesus in the Eyes of Modern Reason

8

(31)

a. The Jesus of the Enlightenment

8

(9)

b. Jesus in the Nineteenth Century

17

(17)

c. Jesus according to the Social Gospel

34

(5)

2. A New Look at the Sources

39

(21)

a. The Limits of Rational Inquiry

39

(3)

b. Analyzing the Synoptic Material

42

(6)

c. The New Quest for the Historical Jesus

48

(3)

d. The Continued Quest

51

(9)

3. The Third Wave

60

(15)

a. A Non-eschatological Jesus

62

(2)

b. An Eschatological but Nonapocalyptic Jesus

64

(3)

c. Jesus in Context

67

(8)

PART II: THE BIBLICAL TESTIMONY AND ITS ASSESSMENT THROUGH HISTORY

75

(128)

Chapter 2: The History of Jesus

75

(38)

1. The Life and Destiny of Jesus

77

(22)

a. Date and Place of His Birth

77

(4)

b. Jesus' Descent

81

(5)

c. Jesus and John the Baptist

86

(5)

d. Duration and Extent of Jesus' Public Ministry

91

(1)

e. Trial and Death

92

(5)

f. The Empty Tomb and the Epiphanies of the Resurrected One

97

(2)

2. The Proclamation of Jesus

99

(14)

a. Jesus and the Law

99

(3)

b. Announcing the Kingdom

102

(3)

c. A Different Messiah

105

(8)

Chapter 3: Jesus the Christ

113

(24)

1. Centrality of the Resurrection

114

(4)

2. The Witness of the Synoptics

118

(7)

a. The Markan Witness

119

(1)

b. The Matthean Witness

120

(2)

c. The Lukan Witness

122

(3)

3. The Johannine Witness

125

(4)

4. The Pauline Witness

129

(8)

Chapter 4: Stations of Christological Reflection

137

(66)

1. The Early Church

137

(23)

2. Medieval Trends

160

(8)

3. The Reformation Emphasis

168

(7)

4. The Modern Era

175

(28)

PART III: THE RELEVANCE OF JESUS CHRIST FOR TODAY

203

(134)

Chapter 5: The Human Face of God

203

(38)

1. Bridging the Ugly, Broad Ditch

203

(6)

2. The Jewishness of Jesus

209

(9)

3. Jesus As Word and Deed

218

(5)

4. Jesus' Self-Awareness

223

(7)

Excursus: Incarnation, Preexistence, and Virgin Birth

230

(11)

Chapter 6: Cross and Resurrection

241

(48)

1. Jesus' Self-Interpretation of His Death (Eucharist)

242

(7)

2. The Salvational Significance of Jesus' Death

249

(11)

3. The Enigmatic Character of Christ's Resurrection

260

(8)

4. The Turning Point of the Resurrection

268

(9)

5. Christus or Christa?

277

(12)

Chapter 7: Christ's Presence and Future

289

(48)

1. Descent and Ascension of Christ

290

(9)

2. No Other Name?

299

(12)

3. The Kingdom and the Church

311

(13)

4. The Return of Christ

324

(13)

Subject Index

337

(5)

Name Index

342

(5)

Scripture Reference Index

347

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