The origin of divine Christology
This book offers a new contribution by addressing alternative hypotheses and previously neglected evidence using transdisciplinary tools
| Summary: | This book offers a new contribution by addressing alternative hypotheses and previously neglected evidence using transdisciplinary tools Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introducing the Theories and Approaches Concerning the Origin of Divine Christology -- 1.1 Significance of the Question -- 1.2 Introducing Various Types of Theories Concerning the Origin of Divine Christology -- 1.3 Introducing the Issue of Jesus' Self-Understanding -- 1.4 The Approach of This Book -- 1.5 Clarification of Key Terms -- 1.6 An Overview of the Rest of This Book -- 2 The Highest Christology Was Present Among the Earliest Christians -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 1 Corinthians 8:6 -- 2.3 Philippians 2:6-11 -- 2.4 Evidence from Devotional Practices -- 2.5 Evidence from Expressions of Spiritual Desire for Christ -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3 Replies to Objections Involving Various Exalted Figures in Second Temple Judaism -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Importance of the Creator-Creature Divide -- 3.3 Concerning the Angel of the LORD -- 3.4 Concerning Kings, Messiahs and Others -- 4 Replies to Other Objections Concerning the Highest Christology of the Earliest Christians -- 4.1 Concerning the Claim That According to Acts the Earliest Christians Did Not Worship Jesus -- 4.2 Concerning the Claim That Jesus Was Distinguished from and Subordinated to God -- 4.3 Concerning the Claim That Adoptionism/Exaltation Christology Was Present Earlier -- 4.4 Concerning the Claim That Jesus Was Regarded as Functionally Divine... -- 4.5 Concerning the Claim That Jesus Was Merely Venerated, Not Worshipped -- 4.6 Concerning the Claim That Sacrifice Is Never Said in the New Testament... -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5 The Extent of Highest Christology in Earliest Christianity -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Argument for Widespread Extent -- 5.3 Is There Absence of Jewish Objection to Paul's Divine Christology? -- 5.4 Argument from Silence? 5.5 Reply to Objections by Bart Ehrman and Others -- 5.6 Examples of Theories Which Fail to Explain the Widespread Extent -- 5.6.1 Problems with Early Evolutionary Theory (Bousset) -- 5.6.2 Problems with Resurrection and Ascension Theory (Ehrman) -- 5.6.3 Problems with Religious Experience Theory (Hurtado) -- 5.6.4 Problems with Theological Deduction Theory (DeConick) -- 5.7 Conclusion -- 6 The Best Explanation for the Origin of Highest Christology -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Earliest Christians Were Evidently Concerned About Passing... -- 6.3 The Difficulty of the Idea of Regarding a Human Jesus As Also Truly Divine -- 6.4 The Issue of Falsification of Jesus' Intention -- 6.5 The Best Historical Explanation for a Diversity of Other Peculiar Beliefs... -- 6.6 It Is Likely That Jesus Was Perceived to Have Given Clear Indications... -- 6.7 The Role of Early Christian Thinking About Intermediary Figures -- 6.8 Is My Proposal too Christocentric Rather than Theocentric? -- 6.9 Conclusion -- 7 Assessing the Evidences for the Origin of Highest Christology in the Gospels -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Counter-Evidence in the Gospels? -- 7.3 Traces in the Gospels -- 7.3.1 Introduction -- 7.3.2 Pre-Resurrection Passages -- 7.3.3 Post-Resurrection Passages -- Matthew 28:19 -- John 20:28-29 -- 7.3.4 Assessing the Pre- and Post-Resurrection Passages -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Scripture and Apocrypha Index -- Index of Other Ancient Sources -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects |
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| ISBN: | 1108198635 |