Contents
Abbreviations
Foreword
Chapter one
The General Problem of New Testament Theology
1. The possibility and legitimacy of a New Testament theology
2. Revelation - the Kerygma and the Confession of faith - theology
3. The unity and the diversity of New Testament theology
4. The plan and structure of a New Testament theology
5. New Testament theology and progress in biblical scienes
Chapter two
The Principal Schoolsand the Major Woks
1. Comparative religion (Religionsgeschichte)
2. Salvaton-history (Heilsgeschichte)
3. Existentialist theology
4. Several attempts at theologies
5. Biblical dictionaries
6. Monographs and commentaries
Chapter three
The Kerygma and the Theology of the Early Church
Chapter four
The Theology of the Synoptic Gospels
1. The General Theologyof the Synoptic Gospels
a. The problems
b. Eschatology
c. Ecclesiology
d. Christology
e. Morality and the Christian life
f. The interpretation of history
2. The Individual Theology of the Synoptics
a. St. Luke
b. St. Mark
c. St. Matthew
Chapter five
The theology of St. Paul
1. General questions
2. Christology and soteriology
3. Heilsgeschichte
4. Justification and faith
5. Christological mysticism
6. The Pauline ethic
7. Eschatology
Chapter six
The Theologyof St John
1. General questions: Judaism or hellenism?
2. The Son of God
3. The discourses on revelation
4. The Spirit
5. The doctrine of salvation
6. Faith
7. The Church
8. Worship and the Sacraments
9. Symbolism
10. Union with Christ and God
11. Morality
12. Eschatology
Chaper seven
The Theology of the other worksof the New Testament
1. The pastoral epistles
2. The epistle to the Hebrews
3. The first epistle of Peter
4. The Apocalypse
Chapter eight
Various Themes of New Testament Theology
1. New Testament christology
2. Ecclesiology
3. The spiritual condition ofthe Christian
4. Morality and ascesis
5. Eschatology
Index of authors