The proskynesis of Jesus in the New Testament: a study on the significance of Jesus as an object of "proskuneo" in the New Testament writings
"This book investigates the use of the Greek term"proskuneo" with Jesus as the object in the New Testament writings. Ray M. Lozano unpicks this interesting term and examines its capacity to express various degrees of reverence directed toward a superior: from a respectful greeting of...
| Summary: | "This book investigates the use of the Greek term"proskuneo" with Jesus as the object in the New Testament writings. Ray M. Lozano unpicks this interesting term and examines its capacity to express various degrees of reverence directed toward a superior: from a respectful greeting of an elder, to homage paid to a king, to cultic worship paid to a god. Lozano then looks at the term in reference to Jesus in the New Testament writings, and carefully considers whether Jesus is portrayed as receiving such reverence in a relatively weak sense, as a merely human figure, or in a relatively strong sense, as a divine figure. Lozano highlights how scholars are divided over this issue and provides a fresh, thorough examination of the New Testament material (Mark, Matthew, Luke-Acts, John, Hebrews, and Revelation) and, in so doing shows, that each of these New Testament writings, in their own unique ways, presents Jesus as a divine figure-uniquely and closely linked to the God of Israel in making him an object of"proskuneo."--Bloomsbury Publishing Acknowledgments Introduction A. Justification for This Study B. Approach of This Study C. Outline of This Study -- Chapter 1: Proskyneo in the Cultural Context of the NT Writings -- Chapter 2: The Proskynesis of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark -- Chapter 3: The Proskynesis of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew -- Chapter 4: The Proskynesis of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts -- Chapter 5: The Proskynesis of Jesus in the Gospel of John -- Chapter 6: The Proskynesis of Jesus in the Epistle to the Hebrews -- Chapter 7: The Proskynesis of Jesus in the Book of Revelation -- Conclusion Bibliography Author Index Scripture Index. |
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| Item Description: | Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-198) and index |
| ISBN: | 056768816X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9780567688163 |