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| Foreword | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Christology in Context | |
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| The Proper Approach to the Subject, and the Limitations of Our Knowledge | |
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| Methods to Be Employed | |
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| The Outline of This Book | |
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| The Earliest Material | |
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| Early Christology in the Letters of Paul | |
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| References to Early Christological Statements in 1 Thessalonians | |
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| References to Early Christological Statements in Galatians | |
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| References to Early Christological Statements in 1 Corinthians | |
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| One Further Case: Romans 1:3-4 | |
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| Some Concluding Observations | |
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| The Gospel Material in Mark | |
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| The Beginning of the Gospel of Mark | |
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| Jesus the Messiah and the Son of God in Mark | |
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| Jesus as Preacher, Teacher, Healer, and Exorcist | |
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| Mark's Christology in Its Context | |
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| The Sayings of Jesus in Q | |
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| The Common Material in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke | |
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| Jesus and John the Baptist | |
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| Jesus and the Kingdom | |
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| Jesus as Son of Man | |
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| Jesus as the Envoy of Wisdom and as Son of God | |
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| Jesus, His Disciples, and Israel | |
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| Q's Christology in Its Context | |
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| Q and Mark | |
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| Q, Mark, and Paul | |
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| Continued Response to Jesus | |
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| The Christology of Matthew | |
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| Jesus as the Unique Teacher | |
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| Special Aspects of Matthew's View of Jesus | |
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| Note on the Christology of the Epistle of James | |
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| The Christology of Luke-Acts | |
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| Jesus' Ministry and That of the Apostles | |
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| Special Aspects of Luke's Views on Jesus | |
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| Ancient Elements in Acts? | |
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| The Christology of Paul | |
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| The Decisive Change in Paul's Life | |
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| Jesus Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Parousia, and Their Effects on the Believers | |
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| Jesus Christ and God Before Jesus' Mission on Earth | |
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| Documents of the Pauline School | |
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| 2 Thessalonians | |
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| Colossians | |
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| Ephesians | |
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| The Pastoral Epistles | |
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| Other Letters and Revelation | |
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| The Epistle to the Hebrews | |
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| The First Epistle of Peter | |
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| Note on Jude and 2 Peter | |
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| The Revelation to John | |
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| The Christology of the Gospel and the Letters of John | |
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| The Johannine Point of View | |
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| The Situation of the Johannine Communities | |
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| The Christology of the Fourth Gospel | |
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| The Christology of 1 and 2 John | |
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| Terms and Concepts Applied in the Response to Jesus | |
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| Jesus as Herald of a New Age | |
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| "To Bring the Good News" and "The Kingdom of God" | |
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| Jewish Charismatics | |
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| Jewish Prophets | |
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| Popular Prophetic Movements | |
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| Royal Pretenders | |
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| Jesus the Messiah | |
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| Jesus the Son of God | |
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| Jesus the Son of Man | |
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| Jesus' Death, Resurrection, and Exaltation | |
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| Jesus as Final Envoy of God, Rejected by Israel | |
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| Jesus and the Tradition of God's Suffering Servants | |
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| Jesus, the Man Who Died for Others | |
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| Jesus, the Lord | |
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| Jesus' Status After His Death, and Psalm 110:1 | |
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| Jesus Christ and God Before Jesus' Mission on Earth | |
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| Jesus as the Unique Envoy Sent from Above | |
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| Jesus as Wisdom and Word of God | |
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| The Very Beginning | |
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| The One with Whom It All Began | |
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| The Earliest Response to Jesus | |
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| Jesus and the Kingdom of God | |
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| Jesus' Death on the Cross | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Subject Index | |
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| Index of References | |