Andrew Ter Ern Loke

Origin of Divine Christology (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

In recent years, there has been considerable debate concerning the origin of divine Christology. Nevertheless, the proposed theories are beset with problems, such as failing to address the evidence of widespread agreement among the earliest Christians concerning divine Christology, and the issues related to whether Jesus' intention was falsified. This book offers a new contribution by addressing these issues using transdisciplinary tools. It proposes that the earliest Christians regarded Jesus as divine because a sizeable group of them perceived that Jesus claimed and showed himself to be divine, and thought that God vindicated this claim by raising Jesus from the dead. It also provides a comprehensive critique of alternative proposals, and synthesizes their strengths. It defends the appropriateness and merits of utilizing philosophical distinctions (e.g. between ontology and function) and Trinitarian concepts for explaining early Christology, and incorporates comparative religion by examining cases of deification in other contexts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108187817
• Artikelnr.: 62734633

Autorenporträt

Andrew Loke is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has published multiple books with world-leading academic publishers in peer-reviewed monograph series in the fields of theology, philosophy of religion, historical-critical New Testament studies, and science and religion. In addition, he has published numerous articles in leading international peer-reviewed journals such as Religious Studies (Cambridge University Press) and Journal of Theological Studies (Oxford University Press).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing the theories and approaches concerning the origin of divine Christology
2. The highest Christology was present among the earliest Christians: the evidences
3. Replies to objections involving various exalted figures in Second Temple Judaism
4. Replies to other objections concerning the highest Christology of the earliest Christians
5. The extent of highest Christology in earliest Christianity
6. The best explanation for the origin of highest Christology
7. Assessing the evidences for the origin of highest Christology in the Gospels
Conclusion.