The origin of divine Christology / Andrew Ter Ern Loke.
In recent years, there has been considerable debate concerning the origin of divine Christology. Nevertheless, the proposed theories are beset with problems, such as failing to address the evidence of widespread agreement among the earliest Christians concerning divine Christology, and the issues re...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2017.
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| Series: | Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ;
169. |
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| Summary: | In recent years, there has been considerable debate concerning the origin of divine Christology. Nevertheless, the proposed theories are beset with problems, such as failing to address the evidence of widespread agreement among the earliest Christians concerning divine Christology, and the issues related to whether Jesus' intention was falsified. This book offers a new contribution by addressing these issues using transdisciplinary tools. It proposes that the earliest Christians regarded Jesus as divine because a sizeable group of them perceived that Jesus claimed and showed himself to be divine, and thought that God vindicated this claim by raising Jesus from the dead. It also provides a comprehensive critique of alternative proposals, and synthesizes their strengths. It defends the appropriateness and merits of utilizing philosophical distinctions (e.g. between ontology and function) and Trinitarian concepts for explaining early Christology, and incorporates comparative religion by examining cases of deification in other contexts. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 249 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108185486 1108185487 1108202233 9781108202237 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781108185486 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed August 8, 2017). |