The Incomparable Christ
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: October 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780830832224
Subjects: Religion; Theology - Christology; Christian Theology - Christology; Christianity - Theology - Christology; Christian Life - General; Christianity - General; Christianity - Christian Life - General
First sentence: How thankful we should be that in God's providence we have four gospels!
Notes: A 2002 Logos Association Best Book award winner
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Dr. George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury; title: Chairman's preface; title: Introduction.; title: The centrality of Jesus; title: History and theology; title: Part I: The original Jesus (or how the New Testament witnesses to him).; title: The four Gospels.; title: The Gospel of Matthew: Christ the fulfillment of scripture; title: The Gospel of Mark: Christ the suffering servant; title: Luke's Gospel and the Acts: Christ the Savior of the world; title: The Gospel and Letters of John: Christ the word made flesh; title: The fourfold gospel; title: Jesus and Paul; title: The thirteen letters of Paul.; title: A polemical letter (Galatians): Christ the liberator; title: The early letters (1 & 2 Thessalonians): Christ the coming judge; title: The major letters (Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians): Christ the Savior; title: The prison letters (Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon and Philippians): Christ the supreme Lord; title: The Pastoral Letters (1 Timothy, Titus and 2 Timothy): Christ the head of the church; title: Three more Jewish authors.; title: The letter of James: Christ the moral teacher; title: The letter to the Hebrews: Christ our great High Priest; title: The letters of Peter: Christ the exemplary sufferer; title: Conclusion: diversity in unity; title: Part II: The ecclesiastical Jesus (or how the church has presented him).; title: Introduction: "Another Jesus"; title: Christ the complete fulfilment: Justin Martyr; title: Christ the unique God-man: the early councils; title: Christ the perfect monk: St. Benedict; title: Christ the feudal debtor: Anselm; title: Christ the heavenly bridegroom: Bernard of Clairvaux; title: Christ the ethical exemplar: Thomas à Kempis; title: Christ the gracious Savior: Martin Luther; title: Christ the human teacher: Earnst Renan and Thomas Jefferson; title: Christ the tragic victim: John Mackay; title: Christ the social liberator: Gustavo Gutierrez; title: Christ the Jewish Messiah: N. T. Wright; title: Christ the global Lord: mission in the twentieth century; title: Conclusion: Authenticity versus accommodation; title: Part III: The influential Jesus (or how he has inspired people).; title: Introduction: the story of Jesus; title: The Bethlehem stable: Francis of Assisi; title: The carpenter's bench: George Lansbury; title: The ministry of compassion: Father Damien; title: The Sermon on the Mount: Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.; title: The love for children: Thomas Barnardo; title: The washing of feet: Samuel Logan Brengle; title: The cross: Toyohiko Kagawa; title: The resurrection: Joni Eareckson Tada; title: The exaltation: Henry Martyn; title: The gift of the Spirit: Roland Allen; title: The second coming: Anthony Ashley Cooper; title: The last judgment: William Wilberforce; title: Conclusion: the radical nature of Christ's influence; title: Part IV: The eternal Jesus (or how he challenges us today).; title: Introduction: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ"; title: Christ claiming to be the First and the Last, and the Living One (Rev. 1); title: Christ supervising his churches on earth (Rev. 2--3); title: Christ sharing God's throne in heaven (Rev. 4--5); title: Christ controlling the course of history (Rev. 6--7); title: Christ calling the world to repentance (Rev. 8--11); title: Christ overcoming the Devil and his allies (Rev. 12--13); title: Christ standing on Mt. Zion with his redeemed people (Rev. 14:1--15:4); title: Christ coming like a thief in the night (Rev. 15:5--19:10); title: Christ riding in triumph on a white horse (Rev. 19:11--20:15); title: Christ coming as the bridegroom to claim his bride (Rev. 21--22); title: Epilogue (Rev. 22:6-21); title: Conclusion: One book in four parts