The descent of christ: Ephesians 4:7-11 and traditional Hebrew imagery
Preliminary Material /W. HALL HARRIS III -- PREFACE /W. Hall Harris III -- ABBREVIATIONS /W. Hall Harris III -- INTRODUCTION /W. Hall Harris III -- THE DESCENSUS AD INFEROS AND EPH 4:7–11 /W. Hall HARROS III -- TO WHERE DID HE DESCEND? THE MEANING OF TA KATΩTEPA METH THΣ ΓHΣ /W. Hall HARROS III -- T...
| Summary: | Preliminary Material /W. HALL HARRIS III -- PREFACE /W. Hall Harris III -- ABBREVIATIONS /W. Hall Harris III -- INTRODUCTION /W. Hall Harris III -- THE DESCENSUS AD INFEROS AND EPH 4:7–11 /W. Hall HARROS III -- TO WHERE DID HE DESCEND? THE MEANING OF TA KATΩTEPA METH THΣ ΓHΣ /W. Hall HARROS III -- THE ASSOCIATION OF MOSES WITH PSALM 68:19 AS BACKGROUND TO EPHESIANS 4 /W. Hall HARROS III -- MOSES’ ASCENT TO HEAVEN IN OTHER EARLY SOURCES NOT RELATED TO PSALM 68 /W. Hall HARROS III -- EPH 4:7–11 AND THE GIVING OF THE SPIRIT /W. Hall HARROS III -- THE DESCENT OF CHRIST AS SPIRIT IN EPH 4:7–11 /W. Hall HARROS III -- THE QUESTION OF AUTHORSHIP AND ITS IMPACT ON THIS STUDY /W. Hall HARROS III -- BIBLIOGRAPHY /W. Hall HARROS III -- INDEX OF AUTHORS /W. Hall HARROS III -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS /W. Hall HARROS III. This volume examines early Jewish and Christian imagery to demonstrate that the most probable interpretation of Christ's descent in Ephesians 4:9-10 refers to the descent of the Spirit at Pentecost subsequent to the ascent mentioned in Ephesians 4:8. The central portion of the book deals with the ascent-descent imagery associating Ps. 68:19 with Moses as found in Targum Psalms, the rabbinic literature, and other early sources. The section dealing with rabbinic interpretations of Ps. 68:19 is of particular importance, demonstrating an approach for dating elements found in the later rabbinic tradition. The theological innovation of the author of Ephesians in identifying the ascended Christ as the Spirit who descended at Pentecost is highlighted as the best explanation of this difficult passage |
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| ISBN: | 9004332863 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004332867 |