From Jesus to Christ : the origins of the New Testament images of Jesus / Paula Fredriksen

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, United Kingdom : Yale University Press, c1988Description: xii, 252 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 300040180
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT 198 .F74 1988
Contents:
Part I. The world of the new testament -- Part II. The world of judaism -- Part III. The chrioists of the churches.
Summary: How did Jesus of Nazareth become the Christ of the Christian tradition? And why did the early Christian communities develop different theological images of Jesus? In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen answers these questions by placing the various canonical images of Jesus within their historical contexts. She provides fascinating insights into the content of Jesus' ministry, the circumstances of his crucifixion, and the social and religious problems facing the earliest churches.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex Relegation Room General Education GC BT 198 .F74 1988 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000000998

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The world of the new testament -- Part II. The world of judaism -- Part III. The chrioists of the churches.

How did Jesus of Nazareth become the Christ of the Christian tradition? And why did the early Christian communities develop different theological images of Jesus? In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen answers these questions by placing the various canonical images of Jesus within their historical contexts. She provides fascinating insights into the content of Jesus' ministry, the circumstances of his crucifixion, and the social and religious problems facing the earliest churches.

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