Seeing the Lord's glory : Kyriocentric visions and the dilemma of early Christology / Christopher Barina Kaiser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaiser, Christopher B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Person and offices--History.

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Jesus Christ--Jewish interpretations.

Jewish interpretations.

Jewish interpretations of Jesus Christ.

Visions.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 365 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2014]

Summary:

The "dilemma of early Christology," Kaiser observes, concerns the early Christian claims to have "seen the Lord" and "beheld his glory"- that in early Judaism would have pointed unequivocally to visions of Israel's God. The shift of those claims onto the figure of Jesus is explained either as a result of the resurrection of Jesus, or on the influence of pagan polytheism. Kaiser examines the phenomenon of "kyriocentric" visions in Second Temple Judaism, asking whether such traditions are sufficient to account for the shape of early claims regarding the divinity of Christ.

Contents:

Deity Christology in a Jewish context

pt. 1. Kyriocentric visions in the context of crisis and performative prayer. Kyriocentric visions in early Judaism: experiential, literary, or performative? ; Motifs associated with Kyriocentric visions in apocalyptic and early Rabbinic literature ; Kyriocentric prayers and devotions as the context for visions among early disciples of Jesus

pt. 2. Kyriocentric visions as the impetus for early deity Christology. Conditions under which a Kyriocentric vision might be identified with a deceased human being ; Traces of Kyriocentric visions in the New Testament ; Kyriocentric prayers and devotions in the New Testament

pt. 3. Modifications of the Lord-Jesus identification in the New Testament and the early church. Superposing Jesus traditions and deity Christology ; Four alternative tradition histories or textures in early Christology ; Three movements that marginalized visions of the anthropic form of the Lord

Conclusion: accomplishments and some unresolved issues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-347) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781451470345

1451470347

OCLC:

866620154