God's final envoy
early Christology and Jesus' own view of his mission
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Author
Publication
1998 - W.B. Eerdmans Pub., Grand Rapids, Mich, Michigan
Language
English
Word Count
41,500 words, Guess
Page Count
166 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivegodsfinalenvoyea0000jong
- ISBN-100802844820
- ISBN-139780802844828
- LibraryThing256653
- Goodreads1635803
Classifications
- DDC232/.09/015
- LCCBT198 .J643 1998
- LCCBT198.J643 1998
Description
Many have claimed to be able to present a startling new picture of Jesus. Yet, in spite of loud claims to the contrary, practically all we can know about him comes from the first three New Testament Gospels or can be inferred from statements in Paul's letters. In this intriguing study, Marinus de Jonge canvasses these earliest Christian responses to Jesus in an attempt to discover Jesus' own understanding of himself and his mission. Steering a middle course between skepticism and absolute confidence regarding the reliability and the usefulness of what we know about Jesus from the early Christian sources, de Jonge carefully distinguishes between what seems certain, probable, and possible, and he argues that though we cannot fill in all the details, it is possible to present a picture of what was most characteristic of Jesus.
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Series Statement
- Studying the historical Jesus
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