Why Jesus Matters
Perhaps no topic is more central to Christianity than the fundamental study of who Jesus Christ is and what he has done. This illuminating and necessary book on Christology considers "why Jesus matters." It offers a thoroughly accessible discussion of central issues about Jesus Christ.

The author takes into account important issues from the last three decades, incorporating new and diverse voices of theologians and thinkers from around the globe who all consider from their own unique perspectives: does Jesus matter?

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Why Jesus Matters
Perhaps no topic is more central to Christianity than the fundamental study of who Jesus Christ is and what he has done. This illuminating and necessary book on Christology considers "why Jesus matters." It offers a thoroughly accessible discussion of central issues about Jesus Christ.

The author takes into account important issues from the last three decades, incorporating new and diverse voices of theologians and thinkers from around the globe who all consider from their own unique perspectives: does Jesus matter?

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Why Jesus Matters

Why Jesus Matters

by George W. Stroup
Why Jesus Matters

Why Jesus Matters

by George W. Stroup

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Perhaps no topic is more central to Christianity than the fundamental study of who Jesus Christ is and what he has done. This illuminating and necessary book on Christology considers "why Jesus matters." It offers a thoroughly accessible discussion of central issues about Jesus Christ.

The author takes into account important issues from the last three decades, incorporating new and diverse voices of theologians and thinkers from around the globe who all consider from their own unique perspectives: does Jesus matter?


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780664234614
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 03/02/2011
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

George W. Stroup is J. B. Green Professor of Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Promise of Narrative Christology, Before God, and Calvin.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 Does Christ Matter? 1

Could There Be a Church without Christ? 1

Who Is Jesus Christ for Us Today? 3

Is Jesus Christ the Center of Christian Faith? 7

Is Jesus God? 10

Why Do Christians Call Jesus "Savior"? 13

"What Have You to Do with Us, Jesus of Nazareth? " 16

What Does Jesus Have to Do with the Church? 19

Chapter 2 Who Was Jesus, Really? 23

Does the Bible Tell Us Who Jesus Really Was? 24

Was Jesus Jewish? 31

How Does the New Testament Identify Jesus? 35

Who Is Jesus in the Stories of the Gospels? 40

Chapter 3 How Is Jesus "Savior"? 49

What Do People Want from Jesus? 51

Is Jesus a Prophet? 56

How Does Jesus Save? 62

Why Do Christians Call Jesus "Lord"? 71

Chapter 4 What Did the Early Christians Believe about Jesus? 79

Why Do Christians Write Creeds about Jesus? 80

What Did the Early Church Believe about Jesus? 83

Why Do Some Christians Now Find Classical Christology Inadequate? 94

Chapter 5 What Are People Today Saying about Jesus? 101

What Are Theologians Today Saying about Jesus? 101

What Is Jesus' Perfect God-Consciousness? 102

How Have Theologians Reinterpreted Redemption? 105

What Is Liberation Christology? 108

What Do Theologians Do with an Apocalyptic Jesus? 111

Is a Male Christ Relevant to Women? 116

What Is Narrative Christology? 120

Chapter 6 Who Is Jesus Christ in a Pluralistic World? 129

What Challenges Does Today's World Pose for Christian Faith? 129

What Do These Global Changes Mean for Christology? 132

How Are Christians outside the West Contextualizing Jesus? 136

Who Is Jesus in Relation to the World's Religions? 140

Who Is Jesus Christ in a Pluralist, Postmodern World? 147

Notes 149

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