Bibliography for Christology

Armstrong, Donald, ed. Who do You Say that I Am? : Christology and the Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. Benedict XVI, Pope. On the Way to Jesus Christ. San Fransico: Ignatius Press, 2005. Bloesch, Donald G. Jesus Christ : Savior & Lord. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1997. Bockmuehl, Markus N. A. This Jesus : Martyr, Lord, Messiah. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1996. Borg, Marcus J., ed. Jesus at 2000. Boulder, Colo: Westview Press, 1997. Boyd, Gregory A. Cynic Sage, Or, Son of God? Wheaton, Ill: Victor Books, 1995. Buckwalter, Douglas. The Character and Purpose of Luke's Christology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Burridge, Richard A., and Graham Gould. Jesus Now and then. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Copan, Paul, and Craig A. Evans, eds. Who was Jesus? : A Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. Davis, Carl Judson. The Name and Way of the Lord : Old Testament Themes, New Testament Christology.Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996. de Jonge, Marinus. God's Final Envoy : Early Christology and Jesus' Own View of His Mission. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Dunn, James D. G. Jesus Remembered. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003. Dunn, James D. G. The Christ and the Spirit : Collected Essays of James D.G. Dunn. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Edwards, Denis. Jesus the Wisdom of God : An Ecological Theology. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 1995. Edwards, James R. Is Jesus the Only Savior? Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. Elizondo, Virgilio P. A God of Incredible Surprises : Jesus of Galilee. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003. Evans, C. Stephen. The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith : The Incarnational Narrative as History.New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Fairbairn, Donald. Grace and Christology in the Early Church. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. Ford, David, and Mike Higton. Jesus. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Fredriksen, Paula. From Jesus to Christ : The Origins of the New Testament Images of Jesus. 2nd ed. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 2000. Freeman, Laurence. Jesus, the Teacher within. New York: Continuum, 2000. Freyne, Seán. Jesus, a Jewish Galilean : A New Reading of the Jesus Story. New York: T & T Clark International, 2004. Funk, Robert Walter. Honest to Jesus : Jesus for a New Millennium. San Francisco, Calif.: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. Haight, Roger. Jesus, Symbol of God. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 1999. Hengel, Martin. Studies in Early Christology. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1995. Holmgren, Fredrick Carlson. The Old Testament and the Significance of Jesus : Embracing Change--Maintaining Christian Identity : The Emerging Center in Biblical Scholarship. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999. Inbody, Tyron. The Many Faces of Christology. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002. Jeremias, Joachim. Jesus and the Message of the New Testament. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2002. Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. Christology : A Global Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003. Küster, Volker. The Many Faces of Jesus Christ : Intercultural Christology. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 2001. La Due, William J. Jesus among the Theologians : Contemporary Interpretations of Christ. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2001. Loewe, William P. The College Student's Introduction to Christology. Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press, 1996. Macquarrie, John. Christology Revisited. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1998. Matera, Frank J. New Testament Christology. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999. McClymond, Michael James. Familiar Stranger : An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. McGrath, James F. John's Apologetic Christology : Legitimation and Development in Johannine Christology. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. McLaren, Brian D. The Secret Message of Jesus : Uncovering the Truth that could Change Everything.Nashville: W Pub, 2006. Meeks, Wayne A. Christ is the Question. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006. Meyer, Marvin W. Hughes, Charles. Jesus then & Now : Images of Jesus in History and Christology.Harrisburg, Pa: Trinity Press International, 2001. Miles, Jack. Christ : A Crisis in the Life of God. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Murphy, Francesca Aran. Christ, the Form of Beauty : A Study in Theology and Literature. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1995. Neville, Robert C. Symbols of Jesus : A Christology of Symbolic Engagement. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Noll, Mark A., James D. Bratt, and Max L. Stackhouse. Adding Cross to Crown : The Political Significance of Christ's Passion. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996. O'Collins, Gerald. Christology : A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus Christ. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Pedraja, Luis G. Jesus is My Uncle : Christology from a Hispanic Perspective. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. Placher, William C. Jesus the Savior : The Meaning of Jesus Christ for Christian Faith. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. Powell, Mark Allan, and David R. Bauer, eds. Who do You Say that I Am? : Essays on Christology.Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999. Powell, Mark Allen. Jesus as a Figure in History : How Modern Historians View the Man from Galilee.Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998. Rausch, Thomas P. Who is Jesus? : An Introduction to Christology. Collegeville, Minn: Liturgical Press, 2003. Richard, Lucien. Christ : The Self-Emptying of God. New York: Paulist Press, 1997. Schillebeeckx, Edward. The Language of Faith : Essays on Jesus, Theology, and the Church. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1995. Schnackenburg, Rudolf. Jesus in the Gospels : A Biblical Christology. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1995. Schwager, Raymund. Jesus in the Drama of Salvation : Toward a Biblical Doctrine of Redemption. New York: Crossroad Pub, 1999. Schwager, Raymund. Jesus of Nazareth : How He Understood His Life. New York: Crossroad Pub. Co, 1998. Schwarz, Hans. Christology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Sobrino, Jon. Christ the Liberator : A View from the Victims. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 2001. Stanton, Graham. The Gospels and Jesus. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Stanton, Graham. Gospel Truth? : New Light on Jesus and the Gospels. Valley Forge, Pa: Trinity Press International, 1995. Stinton, Diane B. Jesus of Africa : Voices of Contemporary African Christology. Maryknoll, N.Y: Orbis Books, 2004. Thompson-Uberuaga, William. The Struggle for Theology's Soul : Contesting Scripture in Christology. New York: Crossroad Pub, 1996. Tuckett, C. M. Christology and the New Testament : Jesus and His Earliest Followers. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. Twelftree, Graham H. Jesus the Miracle Worker : A Historical & Theological Study. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press, 1999. Vermès, Géza. The Changing Faces of Jesus. New York: Viking Compass, 2001. von Schlatter, Adolf. The History of the Christ : The Foundation for New Testament Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997. Witherington, Ben. The Many Faces of the Christ : The Christologies of the New Testament and Beyond.New York: Crossroad Pub, 1998. Yancey, Philip. The Jesus I Never Knew. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995.

God is Faithful

All of us were born with dreams, goals, hopes and longings for what we hope our future will hold. Sometimes our dreams line up with what our Creator had in mind when He made us. Sometimes those hopes and longings don't match His purpose for our lives. If we submit and are willing to fulfill anything our Creator designed us for, He will be faithful to show us His plan for our lives. It isn't about our finances or our abilities or our determination to achieve something significant in life. No, it's something that all of us can afford- Submission.

Recently I've been thinking a lot about this with trying to figure out what the next step is in life for me personally. I attended a youth rally where the speaker was one of my teachers from Thailand who is in the USA with his family right now. He talked about a Jealous God who wants (and deserves) all glory in our lives, Living Passionately, and the Place of God in our Lives. If we can believe that God uses all things for our good and never wants to harm us, we can trust Him and keep Him in His right place in our lives. If we don't believe Him, we will try to control our lives. Right now, I'm not exactly sure what my next step is but I'm at peace, knowing that I'll be shown at the right time.

Over the years, I've heard the "green light" guide for getting direction in life- if you feel peace about it, if your parents agree with it and God seems to be putting His blessing on it, you can move ahead. If one of these isn't positive, you should take caution. Another guide I've heard is to follow peace. If you feel peace about something, go for it. If you don't, stick with the last thing you felt peace about. It would be interesting to hear what your parents and what cliches the culture of Asia has for making wise decisions.

Some upcoming events I plan to attend include a anti-human trafficking prayer meeting this weekend and a Seminar on Vision next month. I will be attending that Seminar with the committee I work with to facilitate a kids club. Some of these things include so muchgood stuff that could be done to make a difference, but I'm a human and eventually I burn out. But if it's part of what my purpose is, it's what I'm called to, and I know it's what I'm supposed to do, I know that I'm given an energy that supercedes my understanding.

As an assignment, I was asked once to write out my vision statement for life. To write out what I feel fits my gifts and my calling along with my goals to achieve it... In the years since then it's been interesting to see how well that has fit what the Creator wrote in my story. You may enjoy writing down a statement for yourself sometime!

No matter what circumstances there are in your life, there is a reason, and a purpose for those difficult things and there is even a greater purpose for you. You weren't an accident in a world that commits abortions, and does all kinds of evil things. Your Creator made sure you were alive when you were born because He has a plan for you. You weren't a mistake. You were thought of centuries before you existed. Are you willing to live out that purpose?

Don't use poverty as an excuse. Someone once said poverty is not the absence of money but of relationship. Lack of relationship with God, yourself, others and creation is true poverty. Some of you have richer relationships then the man with the most money on earth. Money shouldn't ever make a difference in how big you dream, how much you attempt to achieve or how much you trust God. No, if you have a network of people around you who care about you, you aren't poor. When I travel in Asia, I've noticed that Asians appreciate those relationships a lot more then Westerners. And I have things to learn from you on that!

Trying to live my life with purpose! Praying that you are doing the same...

love,

Yvonne

DO NOT WORRY, YOU CAN MAKE IT

The Lord is with us. Always with us. So his name is called Immanuel. This means God with us.

Many times, though they believe God and his power, Christians forget the meaning of "being with us." According to the Bible, if God is with us, who can against us. God is much greater than the one who is in the world. This is what we believe. This is what the Bible says. But this is what we do not believe many times. That's the reason that we fail many times. We tend to give up. We tend to leave. We tend to quit.

This is the Promise of God. He will be with us till the "End" of the world. Now my question is "Do you really believe the Lord who is with us?"

If yes, why you do fear? Why do you scare? Why do you have worries?? Financial problems, family problems, social problems, and many others. They are just like mountains that we cannot reach at the top. We cannot climb because we look ourselves too weak. We are just like grasshoppers. We are just like worms.

That's why the Lord says, "DO NOT WORRY". This is for you and me.

Let's move forward. Let's move on. Don't give up. Don't be discouraged because of your current situation. We are more than Conquerors. The Lord is with us.

God bless you.