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Pro-existence: n. Jesus' mode of existing for others in subst.i.tution for them. See subst.i.tution subst.i.tution.

Redaction: n. Technical term for composition or version of a biblical text.

Roman Liturgy: n. Properly speaking, the liturgy of the Roman Church. Also the liturgy of the overwhelming majority of Catholics in the West.

Salvation history: n. See history of salvation history of salvation.

Sanhedrin: n. Highest Jewish tribunal at the time of Jesus.

Satrap: n. Ruler of a province of the Persian Empire.

Septuagint: n. Greek translation of the Old Testament made by Jewish scholars in Alexandria around the middle of the third century B.C. B.C.

Shekinah: n. Hebrew for ”dwelling.” The special indwelling of divine presence.

Sicarian: n. From the Greek for ”bandit” or ”robber.” Terroristic wing of the Zealot party.

Songs of the Suffering Servant: n. Pa.s.sages in Isaiah 42, 49, 50, and 52 referring to the Suffering Servant of G.o.d. See Suffering Servant of G.o.d Suffering Servant of G.o.d.

Suffering Servant of G.o.d: n. Mysterious figure appearing in chapters 42, 49, 50, and 52 of Isaiah thought to foreshadow Christ's vicarious suffering for the sins of the world.

Subst.i.tution: n. Christ's representing man before the Father and suffering vicariously for its sins.

Table fellows.h.i.+p: n. Here Jesus' eating with sinners and tax collectors (see Mk 2:15ff) continued in the Eucharist.

Talmud: n. Commentary on the Mishnah paired with the Bible as the core text of Jewish teaching. See Mishnah Mishnah.

Tent of Meeting: n. Tent serving as a movable temple during Israel's desert pilgrimage.

Theophany: n. An appearance of a G.o.d or of G.o.d, such as to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Theotokos: n. Greek for ”G.o.d-bearer.” t.i.tle of the Virgin Mary.

(Throne) Accession Psalms: n. Psalms (e.g., 47, 93, 9599) featuring the theme of G.o.d's kings.h.i.+p.

Torah: n. The divine Law recorded in the first five books of the Bible.

Trinitarian: adj. Pertaining to the Holy Trinity.

Troparia: n. Poetic hymns in the Byzantine liturgy pertinent to the feast of the day. See Byzantine liturgy, feast Byzantine liturgy, feast.

Vulgate: n. Latin translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome in the late fourth and early fifth centuries.

Wisdom Literature: n. Collective t.i.tle for Ecclesiastes, Job, Proverbs, the Song of Solomon (or: Song of Songs), some Psalms, and, in the Catholic Bible, Sirach, Tobit, and Wisdom. These writings reflect on the great questions of human existence in the light of faith.

YHWH: n. Transliteration of the consonants of the Hebrew proper name of G.o.d.

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

As explained in the Foreword, this book presupposes historical-critical exegesis and makes use of its findings, but it seeks to transcend this method and to arrive at a genuinely theological interpretation of the scriptural texts. It is not the aim here to enter into the debates of historical-critical research. I have therefore made no attempt to compile a comprehensive Bibliography, which would in any case be impossible. The t.i.tles of works cited in the book are briefly indicated in the text in parentheses; full bibliographical details are given below.

First of all, the following texts figure among the more important recent books on Jesus.

Joachim Gnilka. Jesus von Nazareth. Botschaft und Geschichte. Jesus von Nazareth. Botschaft und Geschichte. Herder, Freiburg, 1990. Herder, Freiburg, 1990.

Klaus Berger. Jesus. Jesus. Pattloch, Munich, 2004. On the basis of thorough exegetical knowledge, the author presents the figure and the message of Jesus in dialogue with the questions of the present time. Pattloch, Munich, 2004. On the basis of thorough exegetical knowledge, the author presents the figure and the message of Jesus in dialogue with the questions of the present time.

Heinz Schurmann. Jesus. Gestalt und Geheimnis. Jesus. Gestalt und Geheimnis. Ed. Klaus Scholtissek. Bonifatius, Paderborn, 1994. A collection of essays. Ed. Klaus Scholtissek. Bonifatius, Paderborn, 1994. A collection of essays.

John P. Meier. A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. Doubleday, New York, 19912001. This several-volume work by an American Jesuit is in many respects a model of historical-critical exegesis, in which the significance and the limits of the method emerge clearly. It is worth reading the review by Jacob Neusner of volume 1, ”Who Needs the Historical Jesus?” in: Doubleday, New York, 19912001. This several-volume work by an American Jesuit is in many respects a model of historical-critical exegesis, in which the significance and the limits of the method emerge clearly. It is worth reading the review by Jacob Neusner of volume 1, ”Who Needs the Historical Jesus?” in: Chronicles, Chronicles, July 1993, pp. 3234. July 1993, pp. 3234.

Thomas Soding. Der Gottessohn aus Nazareth. Das Menschsein Jesu im Neuen Testament. Der Gottessohn aus Nazareth. Das Menschsein Jesu im Neuen Testament. Herder, Freiburg, 2006. The book does not attempt to reconstruct the historical Jesus, but it presents the faith testimony of the various New Testament writings. Herder, Freiburg, 2006. The book does not attempt to reconstruct the historical Jesus, but it presents the faith testimony of the various New Testament writings.

Rudolf Schnackenburg. Jesus in the Gospels: A Biblical Christology. Jesus in the Gospels: A Biblical Christology. Trans. O. C. Dean Jr. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, 1995. Schnackenburg followed this work, which is quoted in the Foreword of the present book, with a final, small, and very personal publication, Trans. O. C. Dean Jr. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, 1995. Schnackenburg followed this work, which is quoted in the Foreword of the present book, with a final, small, and very personal publication, Freundschaft mit Jesus Freundschaft mit Jesus (Freiburg, 1995), in which he ”puts less emphasis on what can be recognized...than on the effects that Jesus brought about in the souls and hearts of men and women”-thereby, in Schnackenburg's own words, attempting ”a balancing act between reason and experience” (pp. 7f.). (Freiburg, 1995), in which he ”puts less emphasis on what can be recognized...than on the effects that Jesus brought about in the souls and hearts of men and women”-thereby, in Schnackenburg's own words, attempting ”a balancing act between reason and experience” (pp. 7f.).

In the exegesis of the Gospels I rely princ.i.p.ally on the individual volumes of Herders Theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament, Herders Theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament, which unfortunately remains incomplete. which unfortunately remains incomplete.

Extensive material on the Jesus story can be found in the six-volume work La storia di Gesu, La storia di Gesu, Rizzoli, Milan, 198385. Rizzoli, Milan, 198385.

Chapter One: The Baptism of Jesus.

Paul Evdokimov. The Art of the Icon: A Theology of Beauty. The Art of the Icon: A Theology of Beauty. Oakwood Publications, Redondo Beach, Calif., 1990. On the theology of icons and patristic texts. Oakwood Publications, Redondo Beach, Calif., 1990. On the theology of icons and patristic texts.

Joachim Jeremias. ”Amnos.” In: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1964, vol. 1, pp. 33840. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1964, vol. 1, pp. 33840.

Joachim Gnilka. Das Matthausevangelium. Erster Teil. Das Matthausevangelium. Erster Teil. Herder, Freiburg, 1986. Herder, Freiburg, 1986.