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A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

Even though modern New Testament interpreters scrutinize every saying or teaching put on Jesus’ lips by the evangelists, there is a general agreement about certain themes of his authentic teaching (recall the criteria mentioned in §2f above). One must realize at the outset that the tradition about Jesus’ ministry in both the synoptics and John transmits many teachings about God, the kingdom, salvation, sin,