A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers
Overview
Joseph A. Fitzmyer presents 25 succinctly phrased and candidly answered questions about Jesus. His book covers issues such as the virgin birth, the infancy narratives, Jesus’ claim to be the messiah, the historical accuracy and significance of the resurrection and ascension texts, the place of Peter and the apostles, the importance of the Apocryphal gospels, and more. This book holds insights for everyone—from the biblical scholar to the curious reader of the Scriptures.
Top Highlights
“their main thrust is an affirmation about Jesus, not about Mary ever-Virgin.” (Page 34)
“For it is impossible to imagine how such a statement would have been understood” (Page 98)
“But Brown also acknowledges that for Roman Catholics the longstanding church tradition about Mary’s perpetual virginity supplies an answer to that part of the question.” (Page 35)
“Certainly, Jesus of Nazareth would have been aware that he was not just another heaven-sent prophet” (Page 99)
“Third, that tradition developed into what the evangelists wrote down about him in their various gospels, between A.D. 65 and 95 (Stage III).” (Page 25)
About Joseph A. Fitzmyer
Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ, is professor emeritus of biblical studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He is a noted scholar of New Testament and Aramaic, and has taught at Woodstock College, University of Chicago, Fordham University, and Weston School of Theology. In 1984 he was awarded the Berkitt Medal for Biblical Studies by the British Royal Academy. He is the American member of the Biblical Commission, president of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, and past president of both The Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. He has authored over twenty books, including The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins, and he is coeditor of the New Jerome Biblical Commentary.
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