TOC

Foreword to Part III (Section A)

A0 - Initial Reflection on the Mystery of Jesus

A1 - Where Are You From

JESUS’ ORIGIN AS A QUESTION ABOUT BEING AND MISSION

A2 - Annunciations of John and of Jesus

LITERARY CHARACTER OF THE TEXTS

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN

THE ANNUNCIATION TO MARY

THE CONCEPTION AND BIRTH OF JESUS ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

VIRGIN BIRTH - MYTH OR HISTORICAL TRUTH?

A3 - Birth of Jesus in Bethlehem

HISTORICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK IN LUKE’S GOSPEL

THE BIRTH OF JESUS

THE PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE

A4 - The Wise Men and the Flight into Egypt

HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE FRAMEWORK

WHO WERE THE “MAGI”?

THE STAR

JERUSALEM - STOPPING POINT ON THE JOURNEY

THE WORSHIP OF THE WISE MEN BEFORE JESUS

FLIGHT INTO EGYPT AND RETURN TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL

EPILOGUE - The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus in the Temple

FOREWORD to Part I – (Section B)

B1 - The Baptism of Jesus

B2 - Temptations of Jesus

B3 - Gospel of the Kingdom of God

B4 - Sermon on The Mount

THE BEATITUDES

THE TORAH OF THE MESSIAH

The Dispute Concerning the Sabbath

The Fourth Commandment: Family, People and Community of Jesus’ Disciples

Compromise and Prophetic Radicalism

B5 - The Lord’s Prayer

OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN

HALLOWED BE THY NAME

THY KINGDOM COME

THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD

AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES …

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION

BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL

B6 - The Disciples

B7 - Message of The Parables

NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE PARABLES

THREE MAJOR PARABLES FROM THE GOSPEL OF LUKE

The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25 - 37)

The Parable of the Two Brothers and the Good Father (Luke 15:11 - 32)

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19 - 31)

B8 - Principal Images of John’s Gospel

INTRODUCTION: THE JOHANNINE QUESTION

THE PRINCIPAL JOHANNINE IMAGES

Water

Vine and Wine

Bread

Shepherd

B9 - Peter’s Confession and The Transfiguration

PETER’S CONFESSION

THE TRANSFIGURATION

B10 - Jesus Declares His Identity

THE SON OF MAN

THE SON

“I AM”

FOREWORD to Part II (Section C)

C1 - Entrance into Jerusalem and Cleansing of The Temple

The Entrance into Jerusalem

The Cleansing of the Temple

C2 - Jesus’ Eschatological Discourse

The End of the Temple

The Times of the Gentiles

Prophecy and Apocalyptic in the Eschatological Discourse

C3 - The Washing of the Feet

The hour of Jesus

“You are clean”

Sacramentum and exemplum: The “new commandment”

The mystery of the betrayer

Two conversations with Peter

Washing of feet and confession of sin

C4 - Jesus’ High-Priestly Prayer

The Jewish Feast of Atonement and the High-Priestly Prayer

Four Major Themes of the Prayer

“This is eternal life. . .”

“Sanctify them in the truth …”

“I have made your name known to them. . .”

“That they may all be one …”

C5 - The Last Supper

The Dating of the Last Supper

The Institution of the Eucharist

The Theology of the Words of Institution

From the Last Supper to the Sunday Morning Eucharist

C6 - Gethsemane

On the Way to the Mount of Olives

The Prayer of Jesus

Jesus’ Will and the Will of the Father

Jesus’ Prayer on the Mount of Olives in the Letter to the Hebrews

C7 - The Trial of Jesus

Preliminary Discussion in the Sanhedrin

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

Jesus before Pilate

C8 - Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus

Preliminary Reflection: Word and Event in the Passion Narrative

Jesus on the Cross

The first of Jesus’ words from the Cross: “Father, forgive them”

Jesus is mocked

Jesus’ cry of abandonment

The casting of lots for Jesus’ garments

“I thirst”

The women at the foot of the Cross - the Mother of Jesus

Jesus dies on the Cross

Jesus’ burial

Jesus’ Death as Reconciliation (Atonement) and Salvation

C9 - Jesus’ Resurrection from the Dead

What Is the Resurrection of Jesus?

The Two Different Types of Resurrection Testimony

A. The Confessional Tradition

Jesus’ death

The question of the empty tomb

The third day

The witnesses

B. The Narrative Tradition

Jesus’ appearances to Paul

The appearances of Jesus in the Gospels

Summary: Nature of Jesus’ Resurrection and Historical Significance

Epilogue - He Ascended Into Heaven …