TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD TO THE SIXTH EDITION [vii] FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION [ix] PART ONE: GETTING TO KNOW THE BIBLE [1] Chapter 1: Jesus' Bible: The Old Testament [3] Chapter 2: Jesus in Inspired Human Words: The New Testament [23] PART Two: JESUS' JOURNEY TO DEATH AND LIFE [35] Chapter 3: The Missionary Jesus: "He Went About Doing Good" [37] Chapter 4: Jesus' Teaching Stories: The Parables [47] Chapter 5: Jesus, a Danger to Church and State [53] Chapter 6: The Dying and Rising of Jesus: The Heart of Christian Life [61] PART THREE: THE WORLD STARTS OVER [75] Chapter 7: The Rising of Jesus From the Dead [77] Chapter 8: Jesus, the Son of God: This Man [83] Chapter 9: Jesus Is Lord: A Short Course in Saint Paul [93] Chapter 10: The Spirit Given Through Jesus [105] Chapter 11: To Know Jesus Is to Know the Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity [113] Chapter 12: Jesus' Spirit in Us Responds to the Father: Prayer [121] PART FOUR: THE SAVING WORK OF JESUS IN THE WORLD TODAY [129] Chapter 13: Jesus Living in His Members: The Church [131] Chapter 14: Trying to Make Jesus Visible: The "Outside" of the Church [141] Chapter 15: Jesus Worships in His Church: Eucharist, the Radiating Center [153] Chapter 16: The One Jesus in All the Sacramental Actions [163] Chapter 17: Jesus Welcomes Strangers Into His Community: Baptism [173] Chapter 18: The Spirit of Jesus Sends Forth Witnesses: Confirmation [183] Chapter 19: Jesus Brings Sinners Back to the Father: Reconciliation [189] Chapter 20: Jesus Heals the Whole Person: Anointing of the Sick [199] Chapter 21: Jesus at the Heart of Married Love: Marriage [205] Chapter 22: Jesus Continues His Priesthood: Orders [217] PART FIVE: OUR GRACE-FULL RESPONSE TO THE COMMANDMENTS OF JESUS [225] Chapter 23: "With All Your Heart": Morality and Conscience [227] Chapter 24: Jesus' Light on the First Three Commandments [239] Chapter 25: Jesus' Light on Commandments Four Through Ten [249] PART SIX: VISIONS OF OUR FUTURE [275] Chapter 26: Jesus' Mother and Ours: Mary [277] Chapter 27: Jesus Will Come Again! [285] POSTSCRIPT [295] APPENDIXES Appendix A: Believing in Jesus and the RCIA [296] Appendix B: Recommended Resources [303] INDEX [318]