Jesus our priest : a Christian approach to the priesthood of Christ / Gerald O'Collins and Michael Keenan Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Collins, Gerald.

Contributor:

Jones, Michael Keenan, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Priesthood.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years many books have been published in the area of Christology (who is Jesus in himself?) and soteriology (what did he do as Saviour?). A number of notable, ecumenical documents on Christian ministry have also appeared. But in all this literature there is surprisingly little reflection on the priesthood of Christ, from which derives all ministry, whether the priesthood of all the faithful or ministerial priesthood. This present work aims to fill that gap by examining, in the light of the Scriptures and the Christian tradition, what it means to call Christ our priest.Beginning with a

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. The Jewish Matrix and the Gospels; 2. Paul, 1 Peter, and Revelation; 3. Hebrews on Christ's Priesthood; 4. Four Questions for Hebrews; 5. Some Church Fathers on Christ's Priesthood; 6. Aquinas on Christ's Priesthood; 7. Luther and Calvin on Christ's Priesthood; 8. Trent and the French School on Christ's Priesthood; 9. Newman and Others on Christ's Priesthood; 10. Twelve Theses on Christ's Priesthood; 11. Sharing Christ's Priesthood; Select Bibliography; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z; Biblical Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-296) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-964597-3

0-19-157353-1

9786612490637

1-282-49063-X

OCLC:

609859812