The origin of divine Christology / Andrew Ter Ern Loke, The University of Hong Kong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loke, Andrew Ter Ern, author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; v. 169.

Society for New Testament studies monograph series ; volume 169

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Historicity.

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 249 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

In recent years, there has been considerable debate concerning the origin of divine Christology. Nevertheless, the proposed theories are beset with problems, such as failing to address the evidence of widespread agreement among the earliest Christians concerning divine Christology, and the issues related to whether Jesus' intention was falsified. This book offers a new contribution by addressing these issues using transdisciplinary tools. It proposes that the earliest Christians regarded Jesus as divine because a sizeable group of them perceived that Jesus claimed and showed himself to be divine, and thought that God vindicated this claim by raising Jesus from the dead. It also provides a comprehensive critique of alternative proposals, and synthesizes their strengths. It defends the appropriateness and merits of utilizing philosophical distinctions (e.g. between ontology and function) and Trinitarian concepts for explaining early Christology, and incorporates comparative religion by examining cases of deification in other contexts.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-18781-1

1-108-19622-5

1-108-19502-4

1-108-19743-4

1-108-20343-4

1-108-18548-7

1-108-19863-5