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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...

Again, this is a question seeking to psychoanalyze the Jesus of history, and it cannot be easily answered. a. Luke 2:52 records that “Jesus advanced in wisdom, age, and favor before God and human beings.” This implies that his knowledge was cumulative, and that in this regard he was like any other human being and was able to grow and develop intellectually. Hence, on the face of it, Jesus did not “know all things.” b. If one presses