Rescuing Jesus from the Christians
The Recovery of the Historical Jesus --What Was Jesus' Main Message? --What Was Jesus' Attitude toward Non-Jews? --What Were the Circumstances Surrounding Jesus' Birth? --What Did Jesus Think about God? --What Kind of Ethical Teacher Was Jesus? --Why Did the Romans Crucify Jesus? --Fo...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Harrisburg, Pa
Trinity Press International
©2002
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| In: | Year: 2002 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Sullivan, Clayton, 1930-, Rescuing Jesus from the Christians] (2003) (Webb, Robert L., 1955 -)
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| Further subjects: | B
Jesus Christ
Historicity
B Teachings B Historicity of Jesus Christ B Jesus Christ B Jesus Christ Teachings |
| Summary: | The Recovery of the Historical Jesus --What Was Jesus' Main Message? --What Was Jesus' Attitude toward Non-Jews? --What Were the Circumstances Surrounding Jesus' Birth? --What Did Jesus Think about God? --What Kind of Ethical Teacher Was Jesus? --Why Did the Romans Crucify Jesus? --Four Strategies for Rescuing Jesus --Strategy One: Distinguish between the Pre-Resurrection Jesus and the Post-Resurrection Jesus --Strategy Two: No Obligation Exists to Accept All Beliefs Held by the Early Church --Strategy Three: Beware of the Tendency to Sentimentalize Jesus and the Tendency to Aggrandize Jesus --Strategy Four: Rejoice in Religious Pluralism --A Listing of All References to Kingdom in the Synoptic Gospels --The Kingdom of God in Patristic Literature --An Excursus on Luke 17:21. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Physical Description: | ix, 182 pages, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 1563383802 |