James D. G. Dunn Did the First Christians Worship Jesus? (Paperback)
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Further Details Title: Did the First Christians Worship Jesus? Condition: New Subtitle: The New Testament Evidence ISBN-10: 0664231969 EAN: 9780664231965 ISBN: 9780664231965 Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. Format: Paperback Release Date: 07/15/2010 Description: To answer the title question effectively requires more than the citing of a few texts; we must first acknowledge that the way to the answer is more difficult than it appears and recognize that the answer may be less straightforward than many would like. The author raises some fascinating yet vexing questions: What is worship? Is the fact that worship is offered to God (or a god) what defines him (or her) as "G/god?" What does the act of worship actually involve? The conviction that God exalted Jesus to his right hand obviously is central to Christian recognition of the divine status of Jesus. But what did that mean for the first Christians as they sought to reconcile God's status and that of the human Jesus? Perhaps the worship of Jesus was not an alternative to worship of God but another way of worshiping God. The questions are challenging but readers are ably guided by James Dunn, one of the world's top New Testament scholars. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 140mm Author: James D. G. Dunn Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Release Year: 2010 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
