Author: John Granger Cook
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 3161565037
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 733
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Back cover: In this work, John Granger Cook argues that there is no fundamental difference between Paul's conception of the resurrection body and that of the Gospels; and, the resurresction and translation stories of antiquity help explain the willingness of Mediterranean people to accept the Gospel of a risen savior.
Author: Robert M. Price
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615921532
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 547
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Did Jesus rise from the dead? Although 19th- and early 20th-century biblical scholarship dismissed the resurrection narratives as late, legendary accounts, Christian apologists in the late 20th century revived historical apologetics for the resurrection of Jesus with increasingly sophisticated arguments. A few critics have directly addressed some of the new arguments, but their response has been largely muted. The Empty Tomb scrutinizes the claims of leading Christian apologists and critiques their view of the resurrection as the best historical explanation.The contributors include New Testament scholars, philosophers, historians, and leading nontheists. They focus on the key questions relevant to assessing the historicity of the resurrection: What did the authors of the New Testament mean when they said Jesus rose from the dead? What historical evidence is needed to establish the resurrection? If there is a God, why would He resurrect Jesus? Was there an empty tomb? What should we make of the appearance stories? Apart from historical evidence, is belief in the resurrection justified?The Empty Tomb provides a sober, objective response to arguments offered in defense of Christianity''s central claim.
Author: John Granger Cook
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 3161560019
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 589
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John Granger Cook traces the use of the penalty by the Romans until its probable abolition by Constantine. Rabbinic and legal sources are not neglected. The material contributes to the understanding of the crucifixion of Jesus and has implications for the theologies of the cross in the New Testament. Images and photographs are included in this volume.
Author: Marcus A. Mininger
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161556494
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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"Past study of Rom 1:16-3:26 focuses on individual salvation or on social relations and also produces a host of interpretative quandaries. Marcus A. Mininger develops a new approach, which includes but goes beyond these foci, by unearthing the theme of revelation that runs throughout Paul's argument largely unnoticed. More than a proof of sin or of social equality, Paul provides a survey of numerous visible revelations, in which otherwise invisible realities like God's wrath, the power of sin, and God's righteousness are seen through the observable effects they produce in different people. Read this way, the rationale of Paul's argument becomes quite clear, including for "problem texts" like Rom 2 and 3:1-8, as Paul proves that the gospel, not the law, overcomes sin's power and that God's righteousness always exists in contrast to the human condition in this age."--! From publisher's description
Author: James D. Tabor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439123322
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings while demonstrating how St. Paul independently shaped Christianity as it is known today.
Author: Nicholas Thomas Wright
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9780800626792
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 854
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Explores ancient beliefs about life after death, highlighting the fact that the early Christians' belief about the afterlife belonged firmly on the Jewish spectrum, while introducing several new mutations and sharper definitions, forcing readers to view the Easter narratives not simply as rationalizations, but as accounts of two actual events: the empty tomb of Jesus and his "appearances." Simultaneous. Hardcover no longer available.
Author: Sebastian Moll
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161502682
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Edinburgh, 2009.
Author: AnneMarie Luijendijk
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161528590
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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"This book centers on The Gospel of the Lots of Mary, a previously unknown text preserved in a fifth- or sixth-century Coptic miniature codex. It presents the first critical edition and translation of this new text. My book is also a project about religious praxis and authority, as I situate the manuscript within the context of practices of and debates around divination in the ancient Mediterranean world."--Preface, p. [vii].
Author: Daniel Marguerat
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161519628
Category : Apostles
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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The reception of Paul in the first century is a highly debated issue. Daniel Marguerat defends the position of a threefold reception of Paul in parallel ways: documentary, biographical and doctoral. Marguerat advocates that the value of the phenomena of reception be appreciated, in particular the figure of Paul in Acts. It should not systematically be compared to the apostle's writings, even though this image evolves from a Lukan reinterpretation. The essays concern the literary and theological construction of the book of Acts, focusing on the figure of Paul: his rapport with the Torah, the Socratic model, the Lukan character construction, the resurrection as central theme in Acts, the significance of meals. They also treat themes of Pauline theology: Paul the mystic, the justification by faith, imitating Paul as father and mother of the community, and the woman's veil in Corinth.
Author: Craig R. Koester
Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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"Jesus' resurrection plays a central role in the narrative and theology of John's gospel. In these essays, leading Johannine scholars explore the relationship of Jesus' resurrection to his signs, crucifixion, and the faith of later generations. The embodied quality of the resurrection and its importance for Johannine eschatology and life within the Christian community receive special attention. Studies explore the interplay between the Farewell Discourses and the resurrection narratives, the role of John 21, Jesus' ascension, and Jesus' commission to forgive and retain sins. The essays give a rich sense of the many facets of Jesus' resurrection and its importance for the study of John's gospel and Christian theology."--BOOK JACKET.
