Table of Contents

Preface
Preface to the 2002 Reprint
Abbreviations

I. The Approach to New Testament Christology
II. The Tools: (1) Palestinian Judaism
III. The Tools: (2) Hellenistic Judaism
IV. The Tools: (3) Hellenistic Gentile
V. The Historical Jesus: His Self-understanding
VI. The Kerygma of the Earliest Church: the Two Foci Christology
VII. The Hellenistic Jewish Mission: the Two Stage Christology
VIII. The Hellenistic Gentile Mission: the Three Stage Christology
IX. Building on the Foundations

Index of Scripture References
Index of Ancient Authors
Index of Modern Authors

Promotional Information

This study was awarded the Earl Morse Wilbur Prize for Historical Research.

About the Author

Professor Reginald Horace Fuller (1915-2007) was an Anglo-American biblical scholar, priest and ecumenist. After a spell as Professor of Theology and Hebrew at St David's College, Lampeter, he was appointed Professor of New Testament at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston IL. This was followed by positions at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University and Virginia Theological Seminary, as well as numerous visiting professorships.

Reviews

The problems of understanding the categories used by the first Christians, and of unravelling the development of the various ways in which they came to speak of Christ, are under constant review. At the heart of the debate is the vital question of method: by what process does one separate Jesus' own understanding of his person from the beliefs of his followers, and how can one trace the various stages in the growth of their interpretation? Professor Fuller's. . . is an important book, for it sets out clearly the principles by which many New Testament scholars today believe they must proceed in this vital task of evaluating the Christological material.
Morna D. Hooker, Religious Studies, 1971