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From Jesus to Christ : the origins of the New Testament images of Jesus / Paula Fredriksen

By:

Fredriksen, Paula [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London, United Kingdom : Yale University Press, c1988Description: xii, 252 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

300040180

Subject(s):

BIBLE NEW TESTAMENT CRITIQUE, INTERPR├ëTATION, ETC

LOC classification:

BT 198 .F74 1988

Contents:

Part I. The world of the new testament -- Part II. The world of judaism -- Part III. The chrioists of the churches.

Summary: How did Jesus of Nazareth become the Christ of the Christian tradition? And why did the early Christian communities develop different theological images of Jesus? In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen answers these questions by placing the various canonical images of Jesus within their historical contexts. She provides fascinating insights into the content of Jesus' ministry, the circumstances of his crucifixion, and the social and religious problems facing the earliest churches.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Annex Relegation Room	General Education	GC BT 198 .F74 1988 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000000998

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The world of the new testament -- Part II. The world of judaism -- Part III. The chrioists of the churches.

How did Jesus of Nazareth become the Christ of the Christian tradition? And why did the early Christian communities develop different theological images of Jesus? In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen answers these questions by placing the various canonical images of Jesus within their historical contexts. She provides fascinating insights into the content of Jesus' ministry, the circumstances of his crucifixion, and the social and religious problems facing the earliest churches.

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