In this book Sigurd Grindheim argues that Jesus implicitly claimed to be God's equal and that his claim to be God's son must be understood in this light.
The argument unfolds through analysis of the gospel accounts regarding Jesus' claims to inaugurate the Kingdom of God, his understanding of his miracles, his forgiveness of sins, his expectation to be the ultimate judge of all the world, his claim to speak with an authority that matches that of the Mosaic law, the absolute demands he made to his disciples, and his appropriation for himself of metaphors that in the Scriptures of Israel were exclusively used of YHWH. Furthermore Grindheim traces these claimes back to the Historical Jesus. Through a comprehensive examination of the primary sources, Grindheim argues that Jesus' claims go beyond the claims made on behalf of human and even angelic beings within Second Temple Judaism. Jesus presents himself in a role that in a Jewish context was reserved for YHWH.
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Introduction
God's Victorious Intervention: Jesus and the Kingdom of God
Doing the Works of God: Jesus' Miracles
God's Pardon: Jesus and Forgiveness
Passing God's Judgment: Jesus as the Eschatological Judge
Speaking with God's Authority: Jesus and the Law
Issuing God's Call: Jesus' Relationship to His Disciples
God's Epithets: Jesus' Metaphorical Self-Descriptions
Jesus and Other Mediatory Figures in Second Temple Judaism
The Unique Son of God: Subordinate and Equal
Jesus as the Son of Man
God's New Temple
Conclusion
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God's Equal is a welcome contribution to the field of NTstudies in general and Historical Jesus/Christological studies in particular.Grindheim succeeded in challenging many things that I have always taken forgranted.
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An examination of Jesus' claims in the Gospels to be God's equal, with reference to the historical Jesus.
Links Jesus' self-understanding as God in gospels to historical Jesus.
Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. The European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.
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ISBN
9780567600523
Publisert
2013-03-28
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Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
413 gr
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288
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