Jesus and the forgiveness of sins: an aspect of his prophetic mission
The Gospels record that Jesus purported to forgive sins. What significance would such a claim have had for his contemporaries and what would the implications have been for his identity as a first-century popular prophet? Tobias Hägerland answers these questions and more as he investigates the forgiv...
| Subtitles: | Jesus & the Forgiveness of Sins |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2012.
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Series/Journal: | Society for New Testament Studies monograph series
150 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Forgiveness of sins
/ Gospels
/ Historical background
B Jesus Christus / Historicity |
| Further subjects: | B
Forgiveness
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Bible. Gospels Criticism, interpretation, etc B Forgiveness of sin B Jesus Christ ; Person and offices B Bible ; Gospels ; Criticism, interpretation, etc B Jesus Christ Person and offices B Forgiveness ; Religious aspects ; Christianity |
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Print version: 9781107008366 |
| Summary: | The Gospels record that Jesus purported to forgive sins. What significance would such a claim have had for his contemporaries and what would the implications have been for his identity as a first-century popular prophet? Tobias Hägerland answers these questions and more as he investigates the forgiveness of sins in the mission of the historical Jesus. The Gospels are interpreted within the context of first-century Judaism as part of a broader reconstruction of Jesus' career as a healer and prophet, and rhetorical criticism is introduced as a tool for explaining how the gospel tradition about Jesus and forgiveness developed. Hägerland combines detailed exegesis and rigorous methodology with a holistic view of the historical Jesus, evaluating recent scholarship about first-century Jewish prophets and utilizing previously neglected textual evidence to present a thorough investigation of the theology of forgiveness in early Judaism and primitive Christianity. Introduction -- Forgiveness in the Gospel tradition -- Forgiveness and primitive Christian theology -- Mediators of forgiveness in early Judaism -- Forgiveness in the mission of the historical Jesus -- Forgiveness from Jesus to the Gospels -- Conclusion |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 1139017675 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139017671 |