Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus - Brossura

Patterson, Stephen J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0800636740 ISBN 13: 9780800636746

Casa editrice: Fortress Pr, 2004

Riassunto

For most Christian believers, what is truly remarkable and important about Jesus is not his life, but his resurrection from the dead. They may believe that Jesus' death is significant not as the end of Jesus' life, but as the first half of the saving event that comprises the Christian gospel: the death and resurrection of Jesus. For Christians, this great divine cosmic event, around which all of human history pivots, is what saves us from our sins. Apart from this, the death of Jesus would simply be the meaningless end to an interesting but insignificant life. In this lively and provocative work, Patterson reconstructs early Christian assessments of Jesus' significance and also questions basic assumptions about modern interpretations of Jesus' death. He emphasizes the importance of Jesus' life in relation to his death and resurrection. And he challenges individualistic notions of how Jesus' death relates to Christian ethics.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Stephen J. Patterson is Professor of New Testament at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. His previous books include The Gospel of Thomas and Jesus (1993), The God of Jesus (1998), and The Fifth Gospel (1998).

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Fortress Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0800636740
• ISBN 13: 9780800636746
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 161
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile