RT Book
T1 The origin of divine Christology
T2 Society for New Testament studies monograph series
A1 Loke, Andrew Ter Ern
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1005311250
AB 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.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2017)
CN BT216.3
SN 9781108185486
K1 Jesus Christ : Person and offices
K1 Jesus Christ : Divinity : History of doctrines : Early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Jesus Christ : Historicity
K1 Jesus Christ
K1 Jesus Christus
K1 Christologie
K1 Gott
K1 Inkarnation
K1 Logos
K1 Jesus Christ ; Divinity ; History of doctrines ; Early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Jesus Christ ; Historicity
K1 Jesus Christ ; Person and offices
DO 10.1017/9781108185486