Jesus and the forgiveness of sins : an aspect of his prophetic mission / Tobias Hägerland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hägerland, Tobias, 1975- author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 150.

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 150

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Jesus Christ.

Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Forgiveness of sin.

Forgiveness--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Forgiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Jesus & the Forgiveness of Sins

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-139-17982-9

1-107-22791-7

1-283-38407-8

9786613384072

1-139-18957-3

1-139-18827-5

1-139-19087-3

1-139-18365-6

1-139-18597-7

1-139-01767-5

OCLC:

782877069