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THE FAITH OF JESUS

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Foreword

Introduction: The Jesus of History and the Stages of Faith

Chapter 1: The Beginnings

• The Infancy of Jesus: Instinctive Faith
• Early Childhood: Intuitive Faith
• Late Childhood and Adolescence: Literal Faith
• The Hidden Years, Unconventional Faith?

Chapter 2: The Call

• The Baptism in the Jordan
• The Temptations in the Desert
• Jesus and Personal Faith

Chapter 3: The Mission in Galilee

• The Galilean Ministry
• Faith, Belief, and Love
• The Turning Point: Emergence of Conjunctive Faith
• The Question at Dan

Chapter 4: Toward Jerusalem

• The Answer on Mt. Tabor
• The Power of Vision
• The Mission in Judea

Chapter 5: Passing Over

• Self-Abandonment and Martyrdom
• The Descent into Hell
• Resurrection and Unitive Faith

Chapter 6: The Universal Savior

• From Messiah to Universal Christ
• The Aims of Jesus
• Seeking a Universal Faith

Chapter 7: Faith in Christ: A Christological Postscript

• The Bible and the Evolution of Human Nature
• Jesus in Evolution towards God
• Probing the Difference
• Conclusion: a "Monotheocentric" Faith

Appendix: A Note on Hebrews 2:1b-2

Bibliography

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