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The Footprints Of Jesus Twelve In Early Christian Traditions
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Author :Heinz O. Guenther Publisher :Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers ISBN 13 : Total Pages :168 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Footprints of Jesus' Twelve in Early Christian Traditions by : Heinz O. Guenther
Download or read book The Footprints of Jesus' Twelve in Early Christian Traditions written by Heinz O. Guenther and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1985 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sudden disappearance of the twelve apostles from the pages of post-Easter Christian history is in B.H. Streeter's judgment 'one of the great mysteries of history'. The purpose of this publication is to shed some new light on this mystery and to examine, on the basis of the available New Testament evidence, the claim that the earthly Jesus himself had appointed the twelve. The book opens (Part I) with a redaction-critical inquiry into those New Testament writings which advance this claim, touching on both the origin and setting of the source materials used by the evangelists to support it. The question of how and why firmly established traditions are still suggestive enough to inspire visions entailing their reformulation on new levels of meaning is treated in this part. The book goes on (Part II) to discuss the role played by the symbolic number twelve in Hellenistic and Jewish milieux, concluding with the description of the substance and power added to early Christianity by the use of this prestigious number. The publication will be of benefit mostly to specialists and graduate students interested in deriving historical knowledge from religious materials.
Book Synopsis Jesus and the Eyewitnesses by : Richard Bauckham
Download or read book Jesus and the Eyewitnesses written by Richard Bauckham and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking work in New Testament studies expanded and updated Winner of the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award in Biblical Studies, this momentous volume argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption that the Jesus accounts circulated as "anonymous community traditions," asserting instead that they were transmitted in the names of the original eyewitnesses. In this expanded second edition Bauckham is adding a new preface, three substantial new chapters that respond to critics and clarify key points of his argument, and a comprehensive new bibliography.
Book Synopsis Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus by : David W. Pao
Download or read book Acts and the Isaianic New Exodus written by David W. Pao and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For an eye-opening understanding of Acts, readers discover clues to its structure and meaning hidden in Isaiah and the new Exodus message."
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (2nd edn) by : J B GREEN
Download or read book Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (2nd edn) written by J B GREEN and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 1849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels is unique among reference books on the Bible, the first volume of its kind since James Hastings published his Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels in 1909. In the more than eight decades since Hastings, our understanding of Jesus, the Evangelists and their world has grown remarkably. New interpretive methods illumined the text, the ever-changing profile of modern culture has put new questions to the Gospels, and our understanding of the Judaism of Jesus's day has advanced in ways that could not have been predicted in Hastings's day. But for many readers of the Gospels the new outlook on the Gospels remains hidden within technical journals and academic monographs. The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, Sabbath) to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, sociological approaches), from key events (such as the birth, temptation and death of Jesus) to each of the four Gospels as a whole. Some articles - such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic traditions and revolutionary movements at the time of Jesus - provide significant background information to the Gospels. Others reflect recent and less familiar issues in Jesus and Gospel studies, such as divine man, ancient rhetoric and the chreiai. Contemporary concerns of general interest are discusses in articles covering such topics as healing, the demonic and the historical reliability of the Gospels. And for those entrusted with communicating the message of the Gospels, there is an extensive article on preaching from the Gospels. The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels presents the fruit of evangelical New Testament scholarship at the end of the twentieth century - committed to the authority of Scripture, utilising the best of critical methods, and maintaining dialog with contemporary scholarship and challenges facing the church.
Book Synopsis Redescribing the Gospel of Mark by : Barry S. Crawford
Download or read book Redescribing the Gospel of Mark written by Barry S. Crawford and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collaborative project with a variety of critical essays This final volume of studies by members of the Society of Biblical Literature’s consultation, and later seminar, on Ancient Myths and Modern Theories of Christian Origins focuses on Mark. As with previous volumes, the provocative proposals on Christian origins offered by Burton L. Mack are tested by applying Jonathan Z. Smith's distinctive social theorizing and comparative method. Essays examine Mark as an author’s writing in a book culture, a writing that responded to situations arising out of the first Roman-Judean war after the destruction of the Jerusalem temple in 70 CE. Contributors William E. Arnal, Barry S. Crawford, Burton L. Mack, Christopher R. Matthews, Merrill P. Miller, Jonathan Z. Smith, and Robyn Faith Walsh explore the southern Levant as a plausible provenance of the Gospel of Mark and provide a detailed analysis of the construction of Mark as a narrative composed without access to prior narrative sources about Jesus. A concluding retrospective follows the work of the seminar, its developing discourse and debates, and the continuing work of successor groups in the field. Features A thorough examination of the relation between structure and event in social and anthropological theory that provides conceptual tools for representing the project of the author of Mark An exploration of the southern Levant as a plausible provenance of the Gospel, a permanent site of successive imperial regimes and culturally related peoples A detailed analysis of the construction of Mark as a narrative composed without access to prior narrative sources about Jesus
Book Synopsis Cutting Jesus Down to Size by : George Albert Wells
Download or read book Cutting Jesus Down to Size written by George Albert Wells and published by Open Court. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this provocative book, noted scholar G. A. Wells tells the story of Higher Criticism: the close study of the scriptures that reveals difficulties and discrepancies. Wells traces the discipline’s German beginnings, exploring the problems in the New Testament that prompted scholars to revise traditional theories of the scriptures’ origins. Wells then traces the development and reception of these views from the 18th century to today. Drawing on current biblical scholarship, Wells explains how the Jesus of Paul’s epistles differs radically from later versions and addresses conservative Christians’ attempts to reconcile them. He carefully analyzes what the New Testament says about miracles, the Virgin Birth, the Nativity, Jesus’ conflicting genealogies, the Resurrection, the post-Resurrection appearances, and the failed prophecies of imminent apocalypse. Wells persuasively profiles the New Testament as a fascinating but flawed collection of incompatible viewpoints, revealing Jesus as a shifting, ambiguous, legendary figure who reflected the evolving teachings of a fragmented, emotion-based cultic movement.
Download or read book Did Jesus Exist? written by G. A. Wells and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Wells argues that there was no historical Jesus, and in thus arguing he deals with the many recent writers who have interpreted the historical Jesus as some kind of political figure in the struggle against Rome, and calls in evidence the many contemporary theologians who agree with some of his arguments about early Christianity. The question at issue is what all the evidence adds up to. Does it establish that Jesus did or did not exist? Professor Wells concludes that the latter is the more likely hypothesis. This challenge to received thinking by both Christians and non-Christians is supported by much documentary evidence, and Professor Wells carefully examines all the relevant problems and answers all the relevant questions. He deliberately avoids polemic and speculation, and sticks so far as possible to the known facts and to rational inferences from the facts.
Book Synopsis The Gospel of Matthew by : John Nolland
Download or read book The Gospel of Matthew written by John Nolland and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 1580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction. The authorship of the Gospel ; The Gospel's sources ; How the author handled his sources ; From eyewitnesses to Matthew's sources ; The date of the Gospel of Matthew ; The provenance of the Gospel of Matthew ; What kind of document did Matthew think he was writing? ; The state of the Gospel text ; Elements of Matthew's narrative technique ; Matthew's use of the OT ; Matthew's use of other Jewish tradition -- Commentary. The stock from which Jesus comes, and its history (1:1-17) ; Infancy (1:18-2:23) ; John proclaiming in the wilderness (3:1-12) ; Preparation (3:13-4:12) ; Establishing his ministry (4:13-25) ; Sermon on the Mount (5:1-8:1) ; Jesus on the move in ministry (8:[1]2-9:34) ; Workers for the harvest (9:35-11:1) ; Seeing clearly and relating rightly to God's present agenda (11:2-30) ; Conflict with the Pharisees (12:1-50) ; Parables of the kingdom (13:1-53) ; Jesus interpreted, but also rejected (13:53[54]-16:20) ; Anticipating a future through suffering and beyond (16:1-17:20) ; Status and behaviour in the 'royal family' (17:22-18:35) -- Family and possessions in view of the kingdom (19:1-20:16) ; Redefining greatness, Jesus goes to Jerusalem to die : Jericho, Bethphage, entry into Jerusalem (20:17-21:11) ; Provocative ministry in Jerusalem (21:12-46) ; Jesus silences the leaders who are his opponents (22:1-46) ; Jesus criticises the scribes and Pharisees (23:1-39) ; The shape of the future (24:1-25:46) ; The Passion account (26:1-27:66) ; Resurrection and commissioning (28:1-20).
Download or read book Judas written by William Klassen and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating books sifts the evidence and startlingly concludes that in the earliest sources Judas was not a traitor. While the name Judas Iscariot evokes horror among many people, Klassen argues persuasively that Judas may have meant no harm in handing over Jesus to the religious authorities. The book traces the ways in which Judas is portrayed by the four writers of the gospels, showing how the picture was increasingly demonized as the later gospels were written.This is the most important study in English of Judas within the context of first-century Judaism. Klassen shows by rich reference to literature of both the ancient period and later times how the concept of Judas as traitor emerged.
Book Synopsis Luke : 2 Volumes (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by : Darrell L. Bock
Download or read book Luke : 2 Volumes (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) written by Darrell L. Bock and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 2314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative, balanced commentary includes extensive introductory notes and a comprehensive discussion of the text. An outstanding addition to any academic, pastoral, or student library.
Book Synopsis The Sayings Source Q and the Historical Jesus by : Andreas Lindemann
Download or read book The Sayings Source Q and the Historical Jesus written by Andreas Lindemann and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the 49th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense held at the Faculty of Theology of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 25-27 july, 2000.
Book Synopsis In the Footsteps of Jesus by : Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Download or read book In the Footsteps of Jesus written by Jean-Pierre Isbouts and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring the latest archaeological and historical discoveries, this guide illustrates the people and events that shaped the life of Jesus, from his birth in Bethlehem to his death in Jerusalem.
Book Synopsis Luke the Theologian by : François Bovon
Download or read book Luke the Theologian written by François Bovon and published by Baylor University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this completely revised and updated edition, François Bovon provides a critical assessment of the last fifty-five years of scholarship on Luke-Acts. The study divides thematically, with individual chapters covering the subjects of history and eschatology, the role of the Old Testament, Christology, the Holy Spirit, conversion, and the church. Each chapter begins with a consideration of the exegetical and theological problems unique to each theme in Luke-Acts before providing a detailed survey and critique of contemporary English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian New Testament scholarship.
Book Synopsis In His Footsteps by : Marilyn E. Phelan
Download or read book In His Footsteps written by Marilyn E. Phelan and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the lengthy research and pen of two lawyers, a judge and a former law professor, this book, In His Footsteps: The Early Followers of Jesus, is a guide to understanding the early Christian movement through a study of the lives and ministries of the first believers, most of whom had met with the risen Jesus and thus knew, without doubt, that Jesus was the Christ and Savior of the world. The book cites accounts from Eusebius, a third-century Greek Christian historian, who also referenced testimony from first-century Christians about the almost unbelievable courage of the early followers of Jesus, who willingly and fearlessly, despite tremendous persecution and sufferings, brought to an otherwise lost world an assurance of life eternal for all believers. The book also refers to the fulfillment of many of the biblical prophecies, the principal ones being the restoration of the nation of Israel and the return of many Jewish people to their homeland. This book is an indispensable resource for all persons, as the tremendous sacrifices of the first believers should never be forgotten.
Author :Gail Corrington Streete Publisher :Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN 13 : Total Pages :342 pages Book Rating :4.X/5 (1 download)
Book Synopsis The "divine Man" by : Gail Corrington Streete
Download or read book The "divine Man" written by Gail Corrington Streete and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 1986 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of the -divine man- theios aner was first formulated as an attempt to understand a particular Christology of the New Testament, that of Jesus as miracle-working Son of God, in its contemporary Hellenistic setting. While some recent New Testament scholarship has accepted the concept, there have also been strong arguments against its existence or usefulness as a paradigm. Both sides have failed to address the milieu in which the concept of the divine man arose and to which it appealed: the popular audiences addressed by the missionaries of the Graeco-Roman world. The present study is an exploration of the beliefs of these audiences and of the divine man as a popular paradigm."
Author :Michael York Publisher :Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers ISBN 13 : Total Pages :420 pages Book Rating :4.X/5 (1 download)
Book Synopsis The Roman Festival Calendar of Numa Pompilius by : Michael York
Download or read book The Roman Festival Calendar of Numa Pompilius written by Michael York and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every distinctive world culture has produced its own calendrical system, and yet the Roman calendar, reputedly developed by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, and modified by Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII, is today the chief means of reckoning time throughout the world. This work is an investigation into the origins of this calendar and the religious system which gave rise to it.
Author :Gregory J. Polan Publisher :Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers ISBN 13 : Total Pages :388 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis In the Ways of Justice Toward Salvation by : Gregory J. Polan
Download or read book In the Ways of Justice Toward Salvation written by Gregory J. Polan and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rediscovery of the importance of literary style and art in biblical writings has encouraged the application of new exegetical methods; among these is rhetorical criticism. Noted biblical critics in the past have looked upon Isaiah 56-59 as a melange of poems with little structural organization or unity of thought. Gregory Polan, however, demonstrates that appreciation of poetic style and technique leads to greater understanding of the biblical text; and, by examining recurring motifs and themes, he highlights the unity of these Isaian poems. This is rhetorical criticism at work. In the Ways of Justice Toward Salvation follows the trend established by renewed interest in the rhetoric of Hebrew poetry.
