Jesus – God and Man, 2nd ed.

by Wolfhart Pannenberg

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 1977

Overview

This highly acclaimed work demonstrates Wolfhart Pannenberg’s belief that at the heart of every Christian theology lies its teaching about Jesus Christ. The second edition, contains an Afterword in which the author reviews other theologians’ responses to his thesis and methodology and shows the progression of his own interpretation.

Key Features

• Examines the task and methods of Christology
• Addresses the tension between doctrinal tradition and historical study
• Explores the ontological and epistemological implications of Christology

Contents

• The StartingPoint
• Christology and Soteriology
• Jesus’ Resurrection as the Ground of His Unity with God
• Jesus’ Divinity in Relation to the Father’s Divinity
• Jesus’ Essential Unity with God
• The Origin of the Doctrine of the Trinity and the Problem
• The Office of Jesus
• Jesus Death as Substitution
• Theories of the Saving Significance of Jesus Death
• The Impasse of the Doctrine of the Two Natures
• Jesus Personal Unity with God
• The Lordship of Jesus Christ

Product Details

• Title: Jesus: God and Man, Second Edition
• Author: Wolfhart Pannenberg
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 1977
• Pages: 428
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Resource ID: LLS:JSSGDMNSCNDDTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2019-10-03T22:41:18Z

About Wolfhart Pannenberg

Wolfhart Pannenberg (1928–2014) was a German Christian theologian. Born in Stettin, Germany (which is now Szczecin Poland), Pannenberg was baptized at as an infant into the Lutheran Church. Despite his baptism, Pannenberg had virtually no contact with the church in his early years. Some time in his youth though, he had an intensely religious experience that he called his “light experience.” Pannenberg wanted to understand this experience and began to search through the works of great philosophers and religious thinkers. While in High School he encountered a literature teacher who had been part of the Confessing Church during World War II. He encouraged Pannenberg to take a hard look at Christianity. At this time Pannenberg experienced an “intellectual conversion” and decided that Christianity was the best available religious option. This propelled him into his vocation as a theologian.