Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

The popular Filipino Christ

Spanish Christ

Filipino Christ

The other Christ

Christianity as a living faith

Churches

Scriptures

Eastern faces of Christ

Jesus and the founders of other world faiths

The World into which Jesus came

Greco-Roman world

Conditions unfavorable to the spread of religion

Favorable conditions

Geography

Political scene

Jesus' Religious background

Covenant community

Religious institutions

Non-religious groups

Jewish Messianic hope

Preparation for Mission

Jesus' coming fulfills an Ancient promise

Childhood, Youth, early Manhood

Baptism by John

The great temptation

Jesus Begins His Public Ministry

Arrest and death of John the Baptizer

Main stages in Jesus' public ministry

The message Jesus proclaimed

Jesus' understanding of God

Call, training, and mission of the twelve

The Teaching Ministry of Jesus

Jesus as a religious teacher

Teaching methods

Major teaching themes

Revolutionary character of teaching

The Great sermon

Structure

Units of thought

Interpretation

Parable of the Kingdom

Parable form

How to interpret the parables

Classification

Interpretation of representative parables

Topical arrangement

The Healing Ministry

What is a miracle?

Scientific and religious world-view

Importance of faith

Criteria for a Christian experience of miracle

Lesson from the Miracles

Meaning

Teaching values

Classification

The Disciples' Image of Jesus

Close of the Galilean ministry

Travel of Gentile territory

Triumph and Tragedy: last days in Jerusalem

Lesson learned along the way

End of the journey

Passion Week

Larger meaning of Jesus' death

Faith of First Century Christiana

Resurrection

Ascension

Virgin birth

Incarnation

Beyond Asia and Back Again

Christian witness in the City

In the Provinces

To the wider world

Mission of the Europe and beyond

The movement becomes a world faith