Redemption and liberation: the theology of Paul -- History-of-religion presuppositions: prepauline elements in Pauline theology -- The person of Jesus Christ -- The liberation through Christ -- The community of the free: the church -- The future of the free -- Early Christian tradition to the composition of the gospels -- The proclamation of the coming one: John the Baptist -- The kingdom of God: Jesus -- The Palestinian and the Hellenistic church -- Directives of the Son of Man: the sayings collection -- The way of Jesus Christ: the synoptic gospels -- Fundamental problems of gospel composition -- Secret epiphany: the evangelist Mark -- The way of righteousness: the evangelist Matthew -- The midst of time: the evangelist Luke -- Truth and love: the Johannine school -- The presbyter's letters -- The first letter of John -- The Gospel of John -- The coming of the Lamb: the apocalyptist John -- On the way to the early Catholic church: the Deuteropauline literature -- Christ, the head of the church: the letter to the Colossians -- Attaining the maturity of Christ: the letter to the Ephesians -- Sound doctrine: the pastoral letters -- Against the false eschatological teachers: Second Thessalonians -- A message with a universal claim: the Catholic letters -- Christ, the true high priest: the epistle to the Hebrews -- Suffering with Christ: the first letter of Peter -- Orientation to the beginnings: the letter of Jude and Second Peter -- The perfect law of freedom: the letter of James.