God Becoming Human Incarnation in the Christian Bible / Reinhard Feldmeier, Hermann Spieckermann ; translated by Brian McNeil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldmeier, Reinhard, author.

Spieckermann, Hermann, author.

Contributor:

McNeil, Brian, translator.

Standardized Title:

Menschwerdung. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Natures.

Natures of Jesus Christ.

Incarnation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waco : Baylor University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Surveys the various ways Scripture depicts the mediation of the divine to humanity, situating the Christian doctrine of incarnation at the center of God's will for reconciliation and for full human flourishing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements, Title Page, Copyright Page, Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Translator's Note

Abbreviations

Introduction: The Aims of This Work

A: The Prehistory of the Incarnation

I: In the Beginning: The Creator and His Problematic Image

II: Mediators of God's Nearness

III: New Figures of God's Nearness

IV: At the Point of Transition: From Death to Life

B: Conceptions of Incarnation

I: The Galilean Man of God: From the Jesus of Memory to the Christ of Faith

II: Kyrios Jesus Christos: Paul on the One Who Became Human

III: The Proclaimer as the Proclaimed: The Synoptic Tradition

IV: The Incarnation of the Logos: The Johannine Tradition

V: Christ and the Christians: The Early Christian Testimony

Conclusion: The God Who Became Human-and Our Becoming Human

Bibliography

Index of Subjects

Index of Ancient Sources.

Notes:

Originally published in German as Menschwerdung, Topoi Biblischer Theologie/Topics of Biblical Theology 2, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2018.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781481313858

1481313851

9781481313544

1481313541

OCLC:

1227861570