How On Earth Did Jesus Become A God?

by Hurtado, Larry W.

• ISBN13: 9780802828613
• ISBN10: 0802828612
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-15
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

A brief introduction to the issues involved in historical study of the origins of devotion to Jesus as divine in earliest Christianity.

Author Biography

Larry W. Hurtado is professor of New Testament language, literature, and theology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(12)
PART I: ISSUES AND APPROACHES
How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? Approaches to Jesus-Devotion in Earliest Christianity	13	(18)
Devotion to Jesus and Second-Temple Jewish Monotheistic Piety	31	(25)
To Live and Die for Jesus: Social and Political Consequences of Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity	56	(27)
A ``Case Study'' in Early Christian Devotion to Jesus: Philippians 2:6-11	83	(28)
PART II: DEFINITIONS AND DEFENSE
First-Century Jewish Monotheism	111	(23)
Homage to the Historical Jesus and Early Christian Devotion	134	(18)
Early Jewish Opposition to Jesus-Devotion	152	(27)
Religious Experience and Religious Innovation in the New Testament	179	(26)
Epilogue	205	(2)
Appendix 1: Opening Remarks to the First Deichmann Annual Lecture Series	207	(8)
Horst-Heinz Deichmann
Appendix 2: Are There Good Reasons for Studying Early Christian Literature at Ben-Gurion University?	215	(2)
Roland Deines
Index of Modern Authors	217	(5)
Index of Subjects	222	(6)
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources	228