One of Manson's significant books on Jesus' life and mission is The Servant- Messiah, an excellent historical and scholarly study of Christ's public ministry. death, and resurrection. It focuses especially on Jesus as Messiah, analyzing the testimony of the Gospel writers, Jesus' own words, and the Messianic concepts that were popularly held in Jesus' day.

Concerning Thomas Walter Manson, F.F. Bruce commented, "While he published much of lasting value on the New Testament Epistles and on the ministry and priesthood in the church, his most important work was concerned with Jesus and the Gospels (F.F. Bruce, The New International Dictionary of the Christian Church, Zondervan)