PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPart I: Biblical, Historical, and Theological Foundations1. "I Believe": Evangelicalism, Creedal Authority, and the Descent2. "He Descended to the Dead": A Biblical Defense of the Descent3. "On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead and Ascended into Heaven": An Historical Defense of the Descent as the Beginning of Christ's ExaltationPart II: The Descent and Christian Dogmatics4. "God the Father Almighty, Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord, and the Holy Spirit": Classical Trinitarianism and the Descent5. "Maker of Heaven and Earth": The Descensus and the Doctrine of Creation6. "Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary": Christological Anthropology in Descent Perspective7. "The Forgiveness of Sins": The Descent and the Doctrine of Salvation8.

"The Holy Catholic Church and the Communion of Saints": The Descent and Ecclesiology9. "The Resurrection of the Body and the Life Everlasting": The Descent and EschatologyPart III: The Descent and the Christian Life10. "Amen": Pastoral and Practical Implications of the DescentBibliographyAuthor IndexSubject IndexScripture Index.