Research into Jesus has received new impetus in the past two decades. This results in methodological and substantive questions, which are reflected in this volume. The focus is on the question of the prerequisites for reconstructing the past, outlining the work and preaching of Jesus and the connection between Jesus and the origin of Christology. In this way, in confrontation with trends in the latest Jesus and Q research, an image of the beginnings of the Christian faith is created on the basis of the reception of the work and preaching of Jesus.