Jesus the Liberator: A Historical-Theological Reading of Jesus of Nazareth

Contents......Page 6
Abbreviations and Short Forms......Page 9
1. Foreword by Way of Confession......Page 12
2. The Reason for this Christology......Page 15
3. Purpose, Content and Basic Orientation of this Book......Page 17
4. A Christology from El Salvador, a Crucified People Living in Hope......Page 18
PART I: THE METHOD OF LATIN AMERICAN CHRISTOLOGY......Page 20
1. A New Image and a New Faith in Christ......Page 22
1. \"Christ the Liberator\": the New Image and New Faith of the Oppressed......Page 23
2. The New Image of Christ as a Break with Alienating Images......Page 25
3. The Image of Christ at Medellin and Puebla......Page 28
4. The Consequences for Christology......Page 33
1. The Issue of the \"Setting\" of Christology......Page 34
2. The Ecclesial Setting: the Church of the Poor......Page 39
3. The Social-Theologal Setting: the World of the Poor......Page 42
4. Conclusion: from the Poor to Jesus of Nazareth......Page 46
1. The Relationship Between Jesus and Christ......Page 47
2. The Different Starting Points of Christology......Page 51
3. The Return to Jesus of Nazareth......Page 55
4. The Systematic Significance of the \"Historical Jesus\"......Page 58
5. The Return to Jesus in the New Testament......Page 66
6. Latin American Christology as \"Gospel\" Christology......Page 71
PART II: THE MISSION AND FAITH OF JESUS......Page 76
1. The Final Reality for Jesus: the Kingdom of God......Page 78
2. The Notional Way: the Hoped-for Utopia in the Midst of the Sufferings of History......Page 81
3. The Way of the Addressee: the Kingdom of God is for the Poor......Page 90
4. The Way of the Practice of Jesus......Page 98
Excursus 1: The Kingdom of God in Present-day Christologies......Page 116
1. The Re-Discovery of the Kingdom of God as the Ultimate and Eschatological......Page 117
2. The Kingdom of God in Modern Christologies......Page 121
3. The Kingdom of God in Latin American Christologies......Page 132
5. Jesus and God (1): Jesus and a God-Father......Page 146
1. Jesus\' Ideas about God......Page 147
2. Jesus\' Prayer......Page 149
3. Trust in a God who is Father......Page 152
4. Openness to a Father who is God......Page 158
5. Jesus\' Faith......Page 165
6. Who is God for Jesus?......Page 168
7. Conclusion: \"Messiah,\" \"Son,\" \"Brother\"......Page 169
1. Prophecy and Anti-Kingdom......Page 171
2. Jesus\' Controversies: God is Controversial......Page 173
3. Jesus\' Unmaskings: Manipulating God......Page 178
4. Denunciation of Oppressors and their Idols......Page 181
5. Conclusion: Jesus the \"Prophet\"......Page 189
1. The Question of God as Atheism or Idolatry......Page 191
2. Jesus and the Question of God: Demythifying Divinity......Page 197
3. Jesus and the Question of God: Orthopraxis......Page 200
PART III: THE CROSS OF JESUS......Page 204
7. The Death of Jesus (1): Why Jesus was Killed......Page 206
1. Persecution: the Climate in which Jesus Lived......Page 207
2. Jesus\' Consciousness in the Midst of Persecution......Page 211
3. Jesus\' Trial......Page 215
4. Jesus\' Death as a Consequence of His Mission......Page 220
Excursus 3: Jesus and Violence......Page 223
8. The Death of Jesus (2): Why Jesus Died......Page 230
1. The \"Explanation\" of the Cross in the Mystery of God......Page 231
2. From the Cross as Scandal to the Cross as Salvation......Page 232
3. The Manifestation of What is Pleasing to God......Page 238
4. The Credibility of God\'s Love......Page 241
9. The Death of Jesus (3): The Crucified God......Page 244
1. The Silence of God on the Cross of Jesus......Page 246
2. God\'s Suffering......Page 251
3. Knowing God on Jesus\' Cross......Page 257
10. The Death of Jesus (4): The Crucified People......Page 265
1. The Crucified People as Yahweh\'s Suffering Servant......Page 266
2. The Crucified People as a \"Martyred People\"......Page 275
Epilogue......Page 283
Notes......Page 285
C......Page 314
I......Page 315
L......Page 316
P......Page 317
S......Page 318
Z......Page 319