Lex orandi, lex credendi: worship and doctrine in Revelation 4–51

A number of New Testament scholars, including John O'Neill and Larry Hurtado, have drawn attention to the prospects which worship texts in the writings of the New Testament offer in revealing the way in which the first Christians thought of Jesus. Whilst the impossibility of separating the Jesu...

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Main Author: King, Fergus J. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2014
In: Scottish journal of theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-49
Further subjects:B Revelation
B Merkavah
B lex orandi
B Hermeneutics
B Altered states of consciousness
B Wittgenstein
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