Gerhard Lohfink (1934-2024) was professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Tübingen. His many award-winning books include Why I Believe in God, All My Springs Are in You,The Most Important Words of Jesus, Between Heaven and Earth, The Forty Parables of Jesus, No Irrelevant Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Is This All There Is?, The Our Father, and Prayer Takes Us Home, all from Liturgical Press.

• ContentsPreface   xiAcknowledgments   xiiiList of Abbreviations   xvChapter 1    The So-Called Historical Jesus   1Chapter 2    The Proclamation of the Reign of God   24Chapter 3    The Reign of God and the People of God   39Chapter 4    The Gathering of Israel   59Chapter 5    The Call to Discipleship   72Chapter 6    The Many Faces of Being Called   86Chapter 7    Jesus’ Parables   100Chapter 8    Jesus and the World of Signs   121Chapter 9    Jesus’ Miracles   128 Chapter 10   Warning about Judgment   153Chapter 11   Jesus and the Old Testament   166Chapter 12   Jesus and the Torah   190Chapter 13   The Life of Jesus: Living Unconditionally   216Chapter 14   The Fascination of the Reign of God   230Chapter 15   Decision in Jerusalem   245Chapter 16   Dying for Israel   257Chapter 17   His Last Day   269Chapter 18   The Easter Events   288Chapter 19   Jesus’ Sovereign Claim   308Chapter 20   The Church’s Response   329Chapter 21   The Reign of God: Utopia?   348Notes   358Index of Biblical Citations   382

This reviewer has read many books on the historical Jesus, but this one is the best. Why? Lohfink states, "The Jesus tradition is grounded in the interpretive community that is "church."Father Mark G. Boyer, The Priest