New Testament Christological hymns: exploring texts, contexts, and significance

We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Matthew Gordley takes a new look at didactic hymns in the Greco-Roman and Jewish world of the early church, considering how they might function in the New Testament and...

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Main Author: Gordley, Matthew E. 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Westmont InterVarsity Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Gordley, Matthew E., 1972-, New Testament Christological hymns] (2020) (Crisler, Channing L.)
[Rezension von: Gordley, Matthew E., 1972-, New Testament Christological hymns] (2021) (Adimula, John Sunday)
[Rezension von: Gordley, Matthew E., 1972-, New Testament Christological hymns] (2020) (Adimula, John Sunday)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Hymn / Christology / Biblical theology
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Matthew Gordley takes a new look at didactic hymns in the Greco-Roman and Jewish world of the early church, considering how they might function in the New Testament and what they could tell us about early Christian worship
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- One - The Place of Hymns in the New Testament and in Scholarship -- Two - The Cultural Matrices of Early Christian Worship -- Three - The Philippian Hymn -- Four - The Colossian Hymn -- Five - The Prologue of the Gospel of John -- Six - A Wider Look -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- Praise for New Testament Christological Hymns -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press
ISBN:083088002X