Systematic Theology (Revelation, Tradition, and Doctrine): Christology

Pope Benedict XVI looks at Jesus.

Two brief essays on these themes from the perspective of critical exegesis and explores their biblical foundation.

A leading U.S. Catholic Biblical scholar explores the identity of Jesus in the New Testament.

Dr. Loewe focuses on Christology today, especially the religious significance of Jesus for culture and society. By surveying Jesus's life in light of the Easter experience, and by tracing the Christology process--the process whereby Christians seek to capture and communicate in words Jesus's impact--this work grasps current Christian, and especially Catholic, theological reflection on the significance of Jesus.

'O'Collins successfully balances the academic search for truth with practical concerns for justice and equality, all the while preserving the center of liturgical celebration... the book is steeped in, though not encumbered by, a thorough knowledge of all the problematic epistemological and hermeneutical issues. Carefully and lucidly written...this is a mature book from a seasoned scholar on an important subject.' - C.C. Newman, Choice.

Before Jesus, "Christology" either did not exist, or existed only in different forms of "messianic expectation." At the end of that period an advanced Christology was in place; it did not hesitate to speak of Jesus as "God." This is an excellent study of the origins and early development of Christology.

The basic thesis of this book is that the worship of Jesus as God was seen by the early Christians as compatible with their Jewish monotheism.

The author provides a detailed analysis of the letters of Paul (including those whose authorship is questioned) individually, exploring the Christology of each one, and then attempts a synthesis of the exegetical work into a biblical Christology of Paul.

The essays cover a variety of topics, but generally deal the development of Christology in earliest Christianity, especially in the first five to twenty years after the resurrection.