Passion of Christ, passion of the world : the facts, their interpretation, and their meaning yesterday and today / Leonardo Boof; translated from the Portuguese by Robert R. Barr.

By:

Boff, Leonardo [Author]

Material type:

0883445638

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LOC classification:

BT 453 B63 1987

Contents:

I. Problem and formulations -- Guiding interest of this investigation -- Guiding interest of the gospel accounts of Jesus' passion -- Guiding interest of our reading of Jesus' passion -- II. Jesus' death as consequence of a Praxis and a message -- Jesus' historical project -- III. Jesus' death as a crime -- The original passion account subsequently augmented by Mark -- Jesus' journey to Jerusalem -- Entry into Jerusalem -- Purification of the temple -- Last supper -- Temptation in Gethsemani -- Trial and sentencing -- Crucifixion -- IV. How did Jesus interpret His death? -- Jesus' attitude toward the prospect of a violent death -- How had Jesus pictured the outcome? -- An attempt at a reconstruction of Jesus' historical path -- The transcendent meaning of Jesus' death -- V. Ultimate meaning of the death of Christ: resurrection -- VI. Interpretations of Christ's death by the primitive Christian communities -- Common destiny of the prophets and the just: violent death -- A crucified Messiah? -- The death of Christ as expiation and sacrifice -- The death of Christ as expiation and sacrifice -- The death of Christ in the theological reflections of Saint Paul -- Letter to the Hebrews: Christ's death as sacrifice -- VII. Main interpretations of Christ's death in theological tradition: validities and invalidities -- What in Jesus Christ is properly redemptive: the beginning (the incarnation) or the end (the cross)? -- Inadequacies of these images of redemption -- First model: expiatory sacrifice for the sins of His people -- Second model: redemption as ransom - "Crushed for our iniquities" -- Third model: vicarious satisfaction - "By His bruises we are healed" -- Jesus Christ: liberator in solidarity will all humankind -- VIII. Cross and death in theology today -- Still an open question -- Theologies of the cross today -- Convergences and divergences in the various positions -- The cross as the death of all systems -- IX. Suffering born of the struggle against suffering -- Mysterium et Passio Liberationis -- What makes suffering worthy? -- Mystery of the passion of the world -- X. How to preach the cross of Jesus Christ today -- XI. Conclusion-the cross: mystery and mysticism -- Bibliographic references -- Scripture

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Includes bibliographical references.

I. Problem and formulations --
Guiding interest of this investigation --
Guiding interest of the gospel accounts of Jesus' passion --
Guiding interest of our reading of Jesus' passion --

II. Jesus' death as consequence of a Praxis and a message --
Jesus' historical project --

III. Jesus' death as a crime --
The original passion account subsequently augmented by Mark --
Jesus' journey to Jerusalem --
Entry into Jerusalem --
Purification of the temple --
Last supper --
Temptation in Gethsemani --
Trial and sentencing --
Crucifixion --

IV. How did Jesus interpret His death? --
Jesus' attitude toward the prospect of a violent death --
How had Jesus pictured the outcome? --
An attempt at a reconstruction of Jesus' historical path --
The transcendent meaning of Jesus' death --

V. Ultimate meaning of the death of Christ: resurrection --

VI. Interpretations of Christ's death by the primitive Christian communities --
Common destiny of the prophets and the just: violent death --
A crucified Messiah? --
The death of Christ as expiation and sacrifice --
The death of Christ as expiation and sacrifice --
The death of Christ in the theological reflections of Saint Paul --
Letter to the Hebrews: Christ's death as sacrifice --

VII. Main interpretations of Christ's death in theological tradition: validities and invalidities --
What in Jesus Christ is properly redemptive: the beginning (the incarnation) or the end (the cross)? --
Inadequacies of these images of redemption --

First model: expiatory sacrifice for the sins of His people --
Second model: redemption as ransom - "Crushed for our iniquities" --
Third model: vicarious satisfaction - "By His bruises we are healed" --
Jesus Christ: liberator in solidarity will all humankind --

VIII. Cross and death in theology today --
Still an open question --
Theologies of the cross today --
Convergences and divergences in the various positions --
The cross as the death of all systems --

IX. Suffering born of the struggle against suffering --
Mysterium et Passio Liberationis --
What makes suffering worthy? --
Mystery of the passion of the world --

X. How to preach the cross of Jesus Christ today --
XI. Conclusion-the cross: mystery and mysticism --

Bibliographic references --
Scripture

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