The Preexistent Son Recovering the Christologies of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
- Michigan William B.Eerdmans Publishing Co 2006
- 344p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part One: Prolegomena 1. Preexistence in Earliest Christianity Excursus: "Prophetic Dialogue" in Hebrews 2. The Transcendence of Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke Part Two: The Advent and Mission of Jesus 3. The "I Have Come" + Purpose Formula in Matthew, Mark, and Luke Excursus: Three Red Herrings 4. False Perspectives on the "I Have Come" Sayings Excursus: "Coming" Language in the Dead Sea Scrolls 5. Use of the "I Have Come" + Purpose Formula by Angels 6. A New Reading of the Synoptic "I Have Come" Sayings 7. The Mission of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels Part Three: Jesus, the Incarnation of Preexistent Wisdom? 8. A Critique of the Wisdom Christology Hypothesis 193 9. The Preexistent Christ and the History of Israel (Matthew 23.37) 210 Excursus: An Incipient Logos Christology in Luke-Acts? 221 Part Four: The Titles of Jesus in Matthew, Mark, and Luke 10. "Messiah" and "Anatole" (Luke 1.78) 11. "Lord" 12. "Son of Man" 13. "Son of God" 14. Some Aspects of the Contemporary Theological Debate