Preface -- Part one: Who is Jesus, the Messiah? -- Approaching Christology -- Chapter 1: Christology or Jesusology? -- Chapter 2: The language of Christology -- Attempting a definition -- Chapter 3: The man, Christ Jesus -- Chapter 4: Jesus, son of the father -- Chapter 5: Jesus, the self-disclosure of God -- Part two: The mission of Jesus, the Messiah -- Defining the mission -- Chapter 6: Introduction: Prophet, priest, and king -- Chapter 7: What kind of king was Jesus? -- Chapter 8: The cross as theodicy: Why Jesus had to die -- Chapter 9: Love and sin: Why the way of the cross? -- How Jesus' life and death make a difference -- Chapter 10: Metaphors of salvation: What kind of difference? -- Chapter 11: Salvation as renewal of the image of God -- Participating in Jesus' salvation "for us" -- Chapter 12: The cross of reconciliation: Dealing with shame and guilt -- Chapter 13: Jesus' vicarious identification with us -- Chapter 14: Our solidarity with Christ: Receiving salvation