Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

285 Pages·2007·1.36 MB·English

by  Pope Benedict XVI

CONTENTS
Title Page
Abbreviations
Publisher’s Note
Foreword
INTRODUCTION:
AN INITIAL REFLECTION ON THE MYSTERY OF JESUS
CHAPTER ONE: THE BAPTISM OF JESUS
CHAPTER TWO: THE TEMPTATIONS OF JESUS
CHAPTER THREE: THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
CHAPTER FOUR: THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
The Beatitudes
The Torah of the Messiah
“You Have Heard That It Was Said But I Say to You”
The Dispute Concerning the Sabbath
The Fourth Commandment: The Family, the People, and the Community of
Jesus’ Disciples
Compromise and Prophetic Radicalism
CHAPTER FIVE: THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father Who Art in Heaven
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
And Forgive Us Our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
And Lead Us Not into Temptation
But Deliver Us from Evil
CHAPTER SIX: THE DISCIPLES
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE MESSAGE OF THE PARABLES
The Nature and Purpose of the Parables
Three Major Parables from the Gospel of Luke
The Good Samaritan (Lk 10:2537)
The Parable of the Two Brothers (the Prodigal Son and the Son Who
Remained at Home) and the Good Father (Luke 15:1132)
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Lk 16, 1931)
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE PRINCIPAL IMAGES OF JOHN’S GOSPEL
Introduction: The Johannine Question
The Principal Johannine Images
Water
Vine and Wine
Bread
The Shepherd
CHAPTER NINE: TWO MILESTONES ON JESUS’ WAY: PETER’S CONFESSION AND THE
TRANSFIGURATION
Peter’s Confession
The Transfiguration
CHAPTER TEN: JESUS DECLARES HIS IDENTITY
The Son of Man
The Son
“I Am”
Glossary
Bibliography
Copyright
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations are used for books of the Bible:
Acts Acts of the Apostles
Amos Amos Bar Baruch
1 Chron 1 Chronicles
2 Chron 2 Chronicles
Col Colossians
1 Cor 1 Corinthians
2 Cor 2 Corinthians
Dan Daniel
Deut Deuteronomy

Eccles Ecclesiastes
Eph Ephesians
Esther Esther
Ex Exodus
Ezek Ezekiel
Ezra Ezra
Gal Galatians
Gen Genesis
Hab Habakkuk
Hag Haggai
Heb Hebrews
Hos Hosea
Is Isaiah
Jas James
Jer Jeremiah
Jn John
1 Jn 1 John
2 Jn 2 John
3 Jn 3 John
Job Job
Joel Joel
Jon Jonah
Josh Joshua
Jud Judith
Jude Jude
Judg Judges
1 Kings 1 Kings