Who is Jesus Why is He Important An Invitation to the New Testament By S.J. Harrington, Daniel
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Who Is Jesus? Why Is He Important?: An Invitation to the New Testament" by Daniel J. Harrington, SJ (published by Rowman & Littlefield / Sheed & Ward) is an accessible introduction to Christology and the New Testament. The book explores how the identity and significance of Jesus change across different texts, taking readers step-by-step through the biblical library. [1, 2]
The key topics and thematic areas covered in the book include:
📖 Book-by-Book Overview of the New Testament
  • Comprehensive New Testament analysis: Father Harrington outlines and examines each book of the New Testament to build a complete portrait of Jesus. [1, 2]
  • The Synoptic Gospels: The book analyzes how Matthew, Mark, and Luke present Jesus, his relationship with his disciples, and his view of Christian life. It highlights specific themes, such as Jesus as the "fulfillment of the Old Testament" in Matthew. [1]
  • The Gospel of John: The text provides a deep dive into Johannine theology. It separates John's portrait of Jesus into specific theological sections, such as "The Word of God" (John 1-4), "Jesus and 'the Jews'" (John 5-12), and "The Son of God" (John 13-21). [1, 2]
⚖️ Biblical Criticism & Interpretation Methodology
  • Literary criticism: Evaluating how the literary structure and style of each New Testament book shape our understanding of Jesus.
  • Historical criticism: Placing the New Testament writings into their first-century context to understand who Jesus was to his contemporaries.
  • Theological criticism: Interpreting what the texts declare about basic Christian doctrines and the ultimate identity of Christ. [1, 2]
🕊️ Pastoral and Personal Reflection
  • Dialogue with pastoral concerns: Harrington merges academic contemporary scholarship with personal, practical faith.
  • The Christian response: Exploring what a proper response to Jesus looks like today, such as John's emphasis on "loving God and one's neighbor".
  • Prayer-based reflection: Guiding readers on how to use reflective methods to understand why Jesus matters in their daily lives. [1, 2]

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Biblical Criticism & Interpretation Methodology Book-by-Book Overview of the New Testament Comprehensive New Testament analysis: Father Harrington outlines and examines each book of the New Testament Dialogue with pastoral concerns: Harrington merges academic contemporary scholarship with personal Historical criticism New Testament writings into their first-century context to understand who Jesus was to his contemporaries ISBN-10: 1580510531 ISBN-13: 978-1442202818 ISBN-13: 978-1580510530 Literary criticism: structure and style of each New Testament book shape our understanding of Jesus Pastoral and Personal Reflection practical faith Prayer-based reflection: Guiding readers on how to use reflective methods to understand why Jesus matters in their daily lives The Christian response: proper response to Jesus looks like today The Gospel of John: The text provides a deep dive into Johannine theology The Synoptic Gospels: The book analyzes how Theological criticism: Christian doctrines and the ultimate identity of Christ
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