Contemporary Thinking about Jesus: An Anthology (1944 Kepler), edited volume

Contemporary Thinking about Jesus: An Anthology (1944) is a volume edited by Thomas S. Kepler.

Editions

Published in New York, and Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1944. Reissued in New York, NY: Greenwood Press, 1969.

Contents

pt. 1. The nature of the synoptic Gospels:

• James Mackinnon: The synoptic tradition -- Henry D.A. Major: Are the Gospels true history? -- Ernest Cadman Colwell: The Evangelist's purpose -- John Baillie: Was he really the founder? -- Adolf Harnack: The unique character of the Gospels -- Charles C. Torrey: The origin of the Gospels -- Edgar J. Goodspeed: The original language of the Gospels -- Shirley Jackson Case: The return to the historical Jesus -- Floyd V. Filson: Form criticism -- Karl Kundsin: The Matthaean tradition -- Frederick C. Grant: Form criticism and the Christian faith -- James Moffatt: The limitations of historical method

pt. 2. The portrait of Jesus in the fourth Gospel:

• Vincent Taylor: The fourth Gospel and some recent criticism -- Wilbert Francis Howard: Historicity of the fourth Gospel and the synoptic Gospels -- Benjamin W. Bacon: John and the synoptists -- Robert H. Lightfoot: A history of the Son of God -- George H.C. MacGregor: History or didactic drama? -- Ernest F. Scott: Light and life -- Paul Elmer More: The faith of the Greek tradition -- Clarence Tucker Craig: Sacramental interest in the fourth Gospel -- Burnett H. Streeter: John, mystic and prophet -- Mary R. Ely Lyman: The first Christian synthesis

pt. 3. Jesus' relationship to history

• Charles Guignebert: The historical existence of Jesus -- Chester Charlton McCown: Jesus and the problem of history -- Hans Leitzmann: The Gospel portrait of Jesus -- Cecil John Cadoux: The way to the real Jesus -- John S. Whale: The Christian doctrine of history -- Nicholas A. Berdyaev: Christian optimism and pessimism -- Paul Tillich: Christ as the center of history -- Albert C. Knudson: The new Christology -- Lynn Harold Hough: The Incarnation -- Harris Franklin Rall: The finality of the Christian religion

pt. 4. Eschatology and ethics

• Thomas W. Manson: Religion and morals -- Emil Brunner: The problem of ethics -- Amos Niven Wilder: The significance of the eschatological sanction -- Charles H. Dodd: Realized eschatology -- Martin Dibelius: The Sermon on the Mount and Christ's mission -- Benjamin W. Robinson: The ethical teaching of Jesus -- Reinhold Niebuhr: The ethic of Jesus and the social problem -- Nels F.S. Ferré: God as agape -- Rudolf Bultmann: The kingdom of God -- Paul S. Minear: The relevance of the message for our day -- John C. Bennett: Christianity and secularism -- Walter Marshall Horton: The kingdom of God and the church

• pt. 5. Modern evaluations of Jesus

• Arthur C. McGiffert, Jr.: The significance of Jesus -- Francis C. Burkitt: The man of divine fire -- Edwin Lewis: The Gospel figure -- eorgia Harkness: Jesus is Lord -- B. Harvie Branscombe: Did Jesus regard himself as the Messiah? -- Dmitri Merejkowski: The liberator -- Edgar Sheffield Brightman: The essence of Christianity -- Claude G. Montefiore: The originality of Jesus -- Albert Schweitzer: Jesus -an imperious ruler -- Rudolf Otto: Christ himself primarily charismatic -- W.A. Smart: The author of salvation

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