The History of the Christ

by Schlatter, Adolf; Kostenberger, Andreas

• ISBN13: 9780801020896
• ISBN10: 0801020891
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Available at last in English, Adolf Schlatter's influential New Testament theology centers in Christ and defends the Gospels' historical truth.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface	9	(8)
Foreword to the First Edition	17	(4)
Foreword to the Second Edition	21	(2)
The Objective of This Work	23	(2)
I. The Preparation for Jesus' Work	25	(48)
1. The Expectation of the Anointed One	25	(4)
2. The One Born of God	29	(5)
3. The Son of David	34	(1)
4. The Anticipation of Elijah	35	(2)
5. Nazareth and Bethlehem	37	(2)
6. Jesus' Life in Nazareth	39	(3)
7. Jesus Foregoes Rabbinic Training	42	(2)
8. The Rejection of Pharisaism	44	(4)
9. Jesus' Relationship to Hellenism	48	(4)
10. The Beginning of God's Rule	52	(5)
11. John the Baptist's View of the Christ	57	(2)
12. John the Baptist's Sense of Mission	59	(1)
13. The Means of Salvation	60	(7)
14. John's Baptism	67	(3)
15. John the Baptist's Success	70	(3)
II. The Turning Point in Jesus' Life	73	(40)
1. Jesus' Request for Baptism	73	(8)
2. The Sign That Summoned Jesus	81	(5)
3. The Temptation of Jesus	86	(7)
4. The Renewed Encounter with the Baptist	93	(6)
5. The Separation from John the Baptist	99	(4)
6. The Call of the First Disciples	103	(5)
7. Parting Company with Nazareth	108	(3)
8. Residence in Capernaum	111	(2)
III. The Offer of God's Grace to Israel	113	(150)
1. The Call to God through the Word	113	(4)
2. The Regal Activity of God	117	(8)
3. Jesus' Statements Regarding Himself	125	(12)
4. The Decision Demanded by Jesus	137	(11)
5. The Repentance of the Pious	148	(7)
6. The Offer of Reconciliation	155	(3)
7. The New Commandment	158	(5)
8. Jesus' Dispute with the Galileans	163	(3)
9. Jesus' Dispute with the Rich	166	(8)
10. The Helper in God's Power	174	(17)
11. The One Who Prayed	191	(5)
12. The Establishment of Faith	196	(9)
13. Jesus the Israelite	205	(4)
14. The Fulfillment of Scripture	209	(8)
15. The Dispute with the Pharisees	217	(7)
16. Jesus' Opposition toward the Scribes	224	(5)
17. The Refutation of Smaller Heresies	229	(5)
18. The Commissioning of the Twelve Messengers	234	(14)
19. The Disciples' Partnership with Jesus	248	(5)
20. The Answer to John the Baptist's Inquiry	253	(5)
21. Interpreting God's Work	258	(5)
IV. Jesus' Way to the Cross	263	(112)
1. The Judgement of the Jewish Community	263	(6)
2. Jesus Parts Company with Jerusalem	269	(1)
3. The Feeding of the Multitude	270	(6)
4. The Disciples' Confession of Jesus' Kingship	276	(14)
5. The Disciples' Instruction Regarding Jesus' Demise	290	(6)
6. The Sign Given to Jesus Personally	296	(2)
7. The Task of the New Community	298	(6)
8. The Dispute at the Feasts in Jerusalem	304	(4)
9. The Ordering of the Natural Relationships within the Community of Disciples	308	(6)
10. The Disciples' Instruction Regarding the Purpose of Jesus' Death	314	(5)
11. The Signs Preceding His Entry	319	(2)
12. The Triumphal Entry	321	(3)
13. Final Conflict in Jerusalem	324	(6)
14. The Disciples' Work Subsequent to Jesus' Death	330	(5)
15. The Promise of the Spirit	335	(5)
16. Jesus' New Commission	340	(6)
17. Signs of Jesus' Return	346	(7)
18. The Last Supper	353	(10)
19. The Decision in Gethsemane	363	(4)
20. Jesus' Death Sentence	367	(5)
21. Jesus' Death	372	(3)
V. The Easter Account	375	(16)
1. The Continuation of Jesus' Life beyond the End of His Earthly Ministry	375	(8)
2. The Content of the Easter Report	383	(8)
Subject Index	391	(28)
Scripture Index	419