The Way of Jesus Christ: Christology in Messianic Dimensions
Jürgen Moltmann
Fortress Press, 1990 -
388 pages
The
Way of Jesus Christ discusses the following topics:1. The symbol of the
way embodies the aspect of process and brings out christology's
alignment towards its goal. This symbol can comprehend Christ's way from
his birth in the Spirit and his baptism in the Spirit to his
self-surrender on Golgotha. It also makes it possible to understand the
path of Christ as the way leading from his resurrection to his
parousia?the way he takes in the Spirit to Israel, to the nations, and
into the breadth and depth of the cosmos.2. The symbol of the way makes
us aware that every human christology is historically conditioned and
limited. Every human christology is a 'christology of the way,' not yet a
'christology of the home country,' a christology of faith, not yet a
christology of sight. So christology is no more than the beginning of
eschatology; and eschatology, as the Christian faith understands it, is
always the consummation of christology.3. Finally, but not least
important: every way is an invitation. A way is something to be
followed.
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