In Christology in Context, Marinus de Jonge presents the varied response to Jesus of Nazareth by his first-century followers. A scholarly yet highly accessible work, this book provides a knowledge base for formal, systematic analysis of New Testament Christology.
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Marinus de Jonge is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
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This is a marvelous book that sparkles like a diamond spied amongst the dirt. There are numerous books on Christology/ and or Jesus (either Jesus the sujbect of dogmatic inquiry or Jesus, the historical person). This is one of the remarkable books, sure to be missed, unless one comes across it accidentally. It is neither flashy nor glitzy--it does not promise secret revelations of who Jesus is or might be. The author slowly suggests a reading of what each of the authors of the New Testmant materials thought about Jesus. Then he seeks to draw his reading of the various authors together into a coherent picture. I recommend this book highly--it is one of the solid books covering "the Historical Jesus" on the market today. Read it and learn...
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The first epistle to the Thessalonians is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, of Paul's letters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Christ Jesus, Old Testament, New Testament, Fourth Gospel, God the Father, Gospel of Mark, Most High, God of Israel, Lord's Supper, Gospel of Luke, Jesus the Christ, Asia Minor, Roman Empire, Judas the Galilean, Synoptic Gospels, Early Christological Statements, Eighteen Benedictions, Jewish Christians, Johannine Christology, Q's Christology, Spirit of God New!
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The first epistle to the Thessalonians is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, of Paul's letters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Christ Jesus, Old Testament, New Testament, Fourth Gospel, God the Father, Gospel of Mark, Most High, God of Israel, Lord's Supper, Gospel of Luke, Jesus the Christ, Asia Minor, Roman Empire, Judas the Galilean, Synoptic Gospels, Early Christological Statements, Eighteen Benedictions, Jewish Christians, Johannine Christology, Q's Christology, Spirit of God New!
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- Christology in the Making 2nd Edition by James D G Dunn on 6 pages
- Jesus of Nazareth in New Testament Preaching (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by G. N. Stanton on 4 pages
- Jesus the Jew (Scm Classics) by Geza Vermes on 4 pages
- The Christology of the New Testament by Oscar Cullmannn in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Community of the Beloved Disciple: The Life, Loves and Hates of an Individual Church in New Testament Times by Raymond Edward Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Contours of Christology in the New Testament (McMaster New Testament Studies) by Richard N. Longenecker on page 6, and page 191
- The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman in Back Matter
- The Wisdom of James: Paralles with Mahayana Buddhism by John P. Keenan in Back Matter
- The Origins of Christian Faith by Terrence Callan in Back Matter
- Dead Sea Scrolls and NT Cloth by George J. Brooke on page 152
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