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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...

Literary evidence and new archaeological discoveries have often been invoked in recent times to serve as a background for the interpretation of the gospel accounts about the interrogation and trial of Jesus of Nazareth. Passages in the writings of Josephus, of the Qumran sect, of rabbinic literature, and even of the apocryphal gospels have been used along with inscriptions and older material from Roman historians to shed some light on the gospel accounts