A synthesis of current thinking on Christology. †

A clear and simple presentation make this book something really worth getting and reading often. -- The Furrow

A splendid book! -- Doctrine and Life

Highly recommended. -- The Way

1. Introduction The mystery of Jesus Christ Different approaches to the mystery of Christ

2. The historical Jesus and biblical research The quest of the historical Jesus An emerging consensus within biblical research

3. Rediscovering the historical Jesus An historical minimum in the life of Jesus The closing stages in the life of Jesus

4. The ressurection: a survey of the evidence The Pauline evidence The evangelists What really happened?

5. The mystery of the ressurection: a theological response The biblical background to ressurection The overall impact of the ressurection experience Different christological responses to the Easter Event

6. Discovering the implications of the Christ-Event Jesus as Lord Jesus and God

7. Defining the universal significance of the Christ-Event The Patristic debate up to Nicea The Alexandrian and Antiochene schools of christology The Council of Chalcedon

8. Reshaping the christological dogma Chalcedon in contemporary thought Jesus as true God and true man From anthropology to christology

9. Relocating the dogma of the Incarnation Creation and Incarnation Incarnation and the mystery of God The theocentric character of christology

10. A return to the historical roots of christology in Jesus The permanent significance of the historical Jesus for christology The relationship between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith Notes Select bibliography Index of subjects