Christology in the Making: An Inquiry into the Origins of the Doctrine of the Incarnation - Brossura

Dunn, James D. G.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0334029295 ISBN 13: 9780334029298

Casa editrice: Scm Pr, 2003

Riassunto

In a period when popular studies can easily oversimplify the issues and evidence, this text clarifies in detail the beginnings of the full Christian belief in Christ as the Son of God and incarnate Word. What would it have meant to first-century ears that Jesus was called 'the Son of God'? How and when did the first-century Christians begin to think of Christ as pre-existent? What claims were being made for Christ when he was called 'the Son of Man' and 'the last Adam'? Was Jesus considered to be an angel, an archangel, or angel of the presence, either before or after his time on earth? How would the ancient world have conceived the difference between inspiration and incarnation?
The author illuminates the first-century context of meaning of key titles and passages within the new Testament. He shows that there is a danger both of reading too much into such statements and of failing to appreciate the distinctiveness of the early Christian claims concerning Christ. Dunn explores the fact that Jesus was hailed both as last Adam and as God's Wisdom, both as spirit-inspired and as Word incarnate. Christology in the Making exposes the tension within first-century Christian understandings of God and Christ which came to subsequent expression in the doctrine of the Trinity, demonstrating how talk of Christ as 'God incarnate' is better grounded in the New Testament and its 'context of meaning' than talk of Christ in terms of 'the myth of heavenly or divine being come to earth'.
This text is a resource for students and researchers alike.

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L'autore:

James D. G. Dunn is Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Scm Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0334029295
• ISBN 13: 9780334029298
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 490