Jesus The New Testament And Christian Origins

Author : Dieter Mitternacht,Anders Runesson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467461757

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Jesus, the New Testament, and Christian Origins by Dieter Mitternacht,Anders Runesson Pdf

An introduction to the New Testament in its historical context, with an overview of interpretative approaches and exegetical exercises In this up-to-date introduction to the New Testament, twenty-two leading biblical scholars guide the reader through the New Testament’s historical background, key ideas, and textual content. Seminarians and anyone else interested in a deep understanding of Christian Scripture will do well to begin with this thorough volume that covers everything from the historical Jesus to the emergence of early Christianity. The contributors stress the importance of Christianity’s emergence within and from Second Temple Judaism. Unique to this book is a special focus on interpretative methods, with several illustrative examples included in the final chapter of various types of scriptural exegesis on select New Testament passages. Readers are guided through the hermeneutical considerations of a historical text-oriented reading, a historical-analogical reading, a rhetorical-epistolary reading, argumentation analysis, feminist analysis, postcolonial analysis, and narrative criticism, among others. These practical, hands-on applications enable students to move from an abstract understanding of the New Testament to a ready ability to make meaning from Scripture.

Author : Stanley E. Porter,Andrew W. Pitts
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004372740

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Christian Origins and the Establishment of the Early Jesus Movement by Stanley E. Porter,Andrew W. Pitts Pdf

This book explores the events, people, and writings surrounding the early Jesus movement. The essays are divided into four groups: the movement’s formation, production of its early Gospels, description of the Jesus movement itself, and the Jewish mission and its literature.

Author : Delbert Burkett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521007208

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An Introduction to the New Testament and the Origins of Christianity by Delbert Burkett Pdf

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Author : Joan E. Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567671516

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What Did Jesus Look Like? by Joan E. Taylor Pdf

Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image adorns countless churches, icons, and paintings. He is the subject of millions of statues, sculptures, devotional objects and works of art. Everyone can conjure an image of Jesus: usually as a handsome, white man with flowing locks and pristine linen robes. But what did Jesus really look like? Is our popular image of Jesus overly westernized and untrue to historical reality? This question continues to fascinate. Leading Christian Origins scholar Joan E. Taylor surveys the historical evidence, and the prevalent image of Jesus in art and culture, to suggest an entirely different vision of this most famous of men. He may even have had short hair.

Author : Paula Fredriksen
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300164107

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From Jesus to Christ by Paula Fredriksen Pdf

"Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study."—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology. "Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights."—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion "This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian."—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion "Fredriksen confronts her documents—principally the writings of the New Testament—as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so, she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor

Author : Paul Barnett
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830826998

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Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity by Paul Barnett Pdf

Paul Barnett not only places the New Testament within the world of caesars and Herods, proconsuls and Pharisees, Sadducee and revolutionaries, but argues that the mainspring and driving force of early Christian history is the historical Jesus.

Author : Nicholas Thomas Wright
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800636155

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The Resurrection of the Son of God by Nicholas Thomas Wright Pdf

Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question -- which any historian must face -- renowned New Testament scholar N. T. Wright focuses on the key points: what precisely happened at Easter? What did the early Christians mean when they said that Jesus of Nazareth had been raised from the dead? What can be said today about this belief? This book, third in Wright's series Christian Origins and the Question of God, sketches a map of ancient beliefs about life after death, in both the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds. It then highlights the fact that the early Christians' belief about the afterlife belonged firmly on the Jewish spectrum, while introducing several new mutations and sharper definitions. This, together with other features of early Christianity, forces the historian to read the Easter narratives in the gospels, not simply as late rationalizations of early Christian spirituality, but as accounts of two actual events: the empty tomb of Jesus and his "appearances." How do we explain these phenomena? The early Christians' answer was that Jesus had indeed been bodily raised from the dead; that was why they hailed him as the messianic "son of God." No modern historian has come up with a more convincing explanation. Facing this question, we are confronted to this day with the most central issues of the Christian worldview and theology.

Author : Frederick Fyvie Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 0340158689

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Jesus and Christian Origins Outside the New Testament by Frederick Fyvie Bruce Pdf

Author : Dieter Mitternacht,Anders Runesson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 6892 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802868924

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Jesus, the New Testament, and Christian Origins: Perspectives, Methods, Meanings by Dieter Mitternacht,Anders Runesson Pdf

Author : Larry W. Hurtado
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802831672

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Lord Jesus Christ by Larry W. Hurtado Pdf

This outstanding book provides an in-depth historical study of the place of Jesus in the religious life, beliefs, and worship of Christians from the beginnings of the Christian movement down to the late second century. Lord Jesus Christ is a monumental work on earliest Christian devotion to Jesus, sure to replace Wilhelm Bousset s Kyrios Christos (1913) as the standard work on the subject. Larry Hurtado, widely respected for his previous contributions to the study of the New Testament and Christian origins, offers the best view to date of how the first Christians saw and reverenced Jesus as divine. In assembling this compelling picture, Hurtado draws on a wide body of ancient sources, from Scripture and the writings of such figures as Ignatius of Antioch and Justin to apocryphal texts such as the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Truth. Hurtado considers such themes as early beliefs about Jesus divine status and significance, but he also explores telling devotional practices of the time, including prayer and worship, the use of Jesus name in exorcism, baptism and healing, ritual invocation of Jesus as Lord, martyrdom, and lesser-known phenomena such as prayer postures and the curious scribal practice known today as the nomina sacra. The revealing portrait that emerges from Hurtado s comprehensive study yields definitive answers to questions like these: How important was this formative period to later Christian tradition? When did the divinization of Jesus first occur? Was early Christianity influenced by neighboring religions? How did the idea of Jesus divinity change old views of God? And why did the powerful dynamics of early beliefs and practices encourage people to make the costly move of becoming a Christian? Boasting an unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage — the book speaks authoritatively on everything from early Christian history to themes in biblical studies to New Testament Christology — Hurtado s Lord Jesus Christ is at once significant enough that a wide range of scholars will want to read it and accessible enough that general readers interested at all in Christian origins will also profit greatly from it.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310534778

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Jesus, Skepticism, and the Problem of History by Zondervan, Pdf

In recent years, a number of New Testament scholars engaged in academic historical Jesus studies have concluded that such scholarship cannot yield secure and illuminating conclusions about its subject, arguing that the search for a historically "authentic" Jesus has run aground. Jesus, Skepticism, and the Problem of History brings together a stellar lineup of New Testament scholars who contend that historical Jesus scholarship is far from dead. These scholars all find value in using the tools of contemporary historical methods in the study of Jesus and Christian origins. While the skeptical use of criteria to fashion a Jesus contrary to the one portrayed in the Gospels is methodologically unsound and theologically unacceptable, these criteria, properly formulated and applied, yield positive results that support the Gospel accounts and the historical narrative in Acts. This book presents a nuanced and vitally needed alternative to the skeptical extremes of revisionist Jesus scholarship that, on the one hand, uses historical methods to call into question the Jesus of the Gospels and, on the other, denies the possibility of using historical methods to learn about Jesus.

Author : Robert Van Voorst
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802843689

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Jesus Outside the New Testament by Robert Van Voorst Pdf

Presents evidence and information, aside from the Christian scriptures, on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Features excerpts in Roman correspondence and the early Christian writings known as the "New Testament Apocrypha.".

Author : Alan J. Talley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1599829487

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Jesus Christ and the New Testament by Alan J. Talley Pdf

"Live Jesus in Our Hearts" is a prayer said daily by Lasallians all over the world. Our new high school religion curriculum reflects this prayer, and our mission--that every young person would invite Jesus' presence into their hearts. We sought to begin answering the needs of today's youth, in a generation where the spiritual and religious landscape has shifted dramatically. Jesus Christ and the New Testament is the second semester course in the new high school series Live Jesus in Our Hearts. This series takes a fresh approach to the Framework outline, bringing in new themes such as in-depth use of scripture, extensive online resources, and an invitational, evangelizing approach. Jesus Christ and the New Testament is a New Testament overview that includes all the required Framework content related to Jesus Christ. Used with Revelation and the Old Testament, you can now teach an overview of the Bible in freshman year using a Framework approved curriculum! Plus, help students connect using: Short stories about young people that relate a teaching or belief to a young person's lived experience. Focus questions introduce each unit in the voice of a teen, guiding students in focusing on what they might learn; units end with an image of a real student and his or her reflections on the unit focus question, inviting the students to check their own understanding. A Unit Highlights section that uses graphic organizers to visually represent the key concepts from each chapter "Hmmm" questions at the end of each article that encourage students to think critically about Christian beliefs. A full page visual feature at the end of each chapter that engages students to reflect on the chapter content in a unique way.

Author : Paul William Barnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015050300725

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Jesus & the Rise of Early Christianity by Paul William Barnett Pdf

"Jesus & the Rise of Early Christianity is a comprehensive survey of New Testament history that will meet the needs of students and teachers of the New Testament. In its engagement with contemporary scholarship and its emphasis on the propelling role of the historical and risen Jesus in the rise of Christianity, it provides a timely rejoinder to current revisionism in the exploration of Christian origins."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Michael F. Bird,Craig A. Evans,Simon Gathercole,Charles E. Hill,Chris Tilling
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310519614

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How God Became Jesus by Michael F. Bird,Craig A. Evans,Simon Gathercole,Charles E. Hill,Chris Tilling Pdf

In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee historian Bart Ehrman explores a claim that resides at the heart of the Christian faith— that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. According to Ehrman, though, this is not what the earliest disciples believed, nor what Jesus claimed about himself. The first response book to this latest challenge to Christianity from Ehrman, How God Became Jesus features the work of five internationally recognized biblical scholars. While subjecting his claims to critical scrutiny, they offer a better, historically informed account of why the Galilean preacher from Nazareth came to be hailed as “the Lord Jesus Christ.” Namely, they contend, the exalted place of Jesus in belief and worship is clearly evident in the earliest Christian sources, shortly following his death, and was not simply the invention of the church centuries later.