How on earth did Jesus become a God? : historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus
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How on earth did Jesus become a God? : historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus
Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2005
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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In "How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God?" Larry Hurtado investigates the keen devotion to Jesus that emerged with surprising speed after his death. Reverence for Jesus among early Christians, notes Hurtado, included both grand claims about Jesus' significance and a pattern of devotional practices that effectively treated him as divine. Directed at readers across religious lines, this book argues that whatever one makes of such devotion to Jesus, the subject at least deserves serious historical consideration.
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PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART I: ISSUES AND APPROACHES How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? Approaches to Jesus-Devotion in Earliest Christianity Devotion to Jesus and Second-Temple Jewish Monotheistic Piety To Live and Die for Jesus: Social and Political Consequences of Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity A "Case Study" in Early Christian Devotion to Jesus: Philippians 2:6-11 PART II: DEFINITIONS AND DEFENSE First-Century Jewish Monotheism Homage to the Historical Jesus and Early Christian Devotion Early Jewish Opposition to Jesus-Devotion Religious Experience and Religious Innovation in the New Testament EPILOGUE APPENDIX 1: Opening Remarks to the First Deichmann Annual Lecture Series Horst-Heinz Deichmann APPENDIX 2: Are There Good Reasons for Studying Early Christian Literature at Ben-Gurion University? Roland Deines INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS INDEX OF SUBJECTS INDEX OF SCRIPTURE AND OTHER ANCIENT SOURCES
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