Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Rudolf Buitmann and “the Christus Praesens
Background for Reconsideration
Recent Scholarly Assessments
The Christus Praesens: An Approach to Bultmanns Formulation
The Personality of Jesus: Buhmanns Liberal Heritage

2. The Pauline Christus Praesens according to Buitmann
Introduction
“The Turning Point of the Ages”
The Kerygma
Summary

3. The Johannine Christus Praesens according to Buitmann
The Paradox of Revelation
The Problem of Revelation
The Presence of Revelaation
Summary
The Pauline and Johannine Christus Praesens according to Bultmann

4. The Christus Praesens according to Bultmann
Introduction
Who is Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ as God’s Speech Act
The Identity of the Christus Praesens
Summary

5. Bultmann’s Christus Praesens: The Critics Respond
Introduction
Hans W. Frei and the Narrative Presence of Christ
Dorothee Solle and a “Political coram Christo"
Jürgen Moltmann and the “Adventus Christi”
Conclusion
Index of Subjects and Names
Index of Scripture References