TY - BOOK AU - Fitzmyer,Joseph A. TI - A Christological catechism: New Testament answers SN - 080912453X AV - BS 2555.2 .F58 PY - 1982/// CY - New York PB - Paulist Press KW - Bible. N.T. Gospels KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Jesus Christ KW - History of doctrines KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Person and offices N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.; Do the gospel stories present an accurate factual account of the teaching and deeds of Jesus of Nazareth? How much, in fact, can we claim to know about the historical Jesus? Is not such an approach to the historical Jesus and to canonical gospels tantamount to an implicit reduction in Christian faith and contrary to a centuries-long tradition of gospel-interpretation? What themes in the gospels are accepted as representing the teachings of Jesus Himself? What did Jesus teach us about the Kingdom of God? How do contemporary New Testament interpreters understand Jesus' sayings and parables, or the Sermon on the Mount? How do contemporary New Testament interpreters understand the miracle stories? How are the gospel accounts of Jesus' baptism to be understood? How do modern interpreters of the New Testament understand Jesus' words to Peter at Caesarea Philippi? How are Jesus' words and actions at the Last Supper to be understood? Who was responsible for the death of Jesus? Are there different interpretations of Jesus as the Christ (or different christologies) in the New Testament? Does the story of the Virgin Birth record simple historical fact or are there other possible ways of understanding it? How are we to understand the reference to the brothers and sisters of Jesus in the New Testament? How do contemporary New Testament interpreters deal with the Resurrection of Jesus? What do contemporary New Testament interpreters say of the Ascension? Did Jesus clearly claim to be God? What is to be said of the titles, Messiah or Christ, Son of Man, Son of God, Lord, etc After the Resurrection was Jesus proclaimed unambiguously from the start as Son of God, equal to the Father? How does contemporary New Testament scholarship understand the claim that Jesus of Nazareth was the Redeemer of the world? Appendix 1: The Biblical Commission and its instruction on the historical truth of the Gospels Appendix 2: Instruction, text Appendix 3: Vatican Council II apostolic constitution, Dei Verbum ER -