A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers

by Joseph A. Fitzmyer

Publisher:

Paulist Press

, 1991

Overview

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 everyone—from the biblical scholar to the curious reader of the Scriptures.

Contents

Top Highlights

“their main thrust is an affirmation about Jesus, not about Mary ever-Virgin.” (Page 34)

“For it is impossible to imagine how such a statement would have been understood” (Page 98)

“But Brown also acknowledges that for Roman Catholics the longstanding church tradition about Mary’s perpetual virginity supplies an answer to that part of the question.” (Page 35)

“Certainly, Jesus of Nazareth would have been aware that he was not just another heaven-sent prophet” (Page 99)

“Third, that tradition developed into what the evangelists wrote down about him in their various gospels, between A.D. 65 and 95 (Stage III).” (Page 25)

Product Details

• Title: A Christological Catechism: New Testament Answers
• Author: Joseph A. Fitzmyer
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Print Publication Date: 1991
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 200
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Gospels › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Jesus Christ › History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600; Jesus Christ › Person and offices
• ISBNs: 0809132532, 9780809132539
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRSTLGCLCTRVSD
• Resource Type: text.monograph.catechism
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-11-08T21:50:48Z

About Joseph A. Fitzmyer

Joseph A. Fitzmyer (1920–2016), SJ, was professor emeritus of biblical studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. He was a noted scholar of New Testament and Aramaic, and taught at Woodstock College, University of Chicago, Fordham University, and Weston School of Theology. In 1984 he was awarded the Berkitt Medal for Biblical Studies by the British Royal Academy. He was the American member of the Biblical Commission, president of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, and past president of both The Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. He authored over 20 books, including The Dead Sea Scrolls and Christian Origins, and he was coeditor of the New Jerome Biblical Commentary.