The Mystery of Jesus Christ: A Christology and Soteriology Textbook

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Written chiefly for theology students the book presents the authentic teachings of Catholic faith, to be found not only in the ancient conciliar sources, but also in important recent documents dealing with disputed issues of our times. Chapters deal with: The hoped-for Saviour; The Coming of Jesus Christ in the fullness of time; The Person of Christ; Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life; Redemption.

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Contents

Historical study of Jesus of Nazareth
4
Ascending and descending Christology
10
CHAPTER
23
b The destruction of Gods image through
30
b The poems of the Servant of Yahweh
37
4
43
Jesus Christ God and Son of
65
5
77
CHAPTER FOUR
137
Christ Prophet and Teacher
146
95
163
Jesus Christ Priest of the New Covenant
164
Jesus Christs holiness
175
Descending and ascending mediation
194
The salvific meaning of Christs passion and death
218
Christs exaltation
229

b The appropriateness of the Incarnation from the point of view
83
CHAPTER THREE
90
Christs being
104
88
117
Christs I
119
85
127
Other aspects of the personal unity of Christ
130
The Redemption II
255
The Redemption a mystery of Gods love and suffering
292
The universality of the Redemption
300
BIBLIOGRAPHY
307
INDEX
315
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