From Jesus to Christ
The Origins of the New Testament Images of Christ
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Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300084573
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 11/07/2000
Width: 12.7 cm
Height: 19.7 cm
How did Jesus of Nazareth become the Christ of the Christian tradition?
“Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study.”—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement
“Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights.”—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
“This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian.”—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion
In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. Carefully examining the New Testament texts, she provides fascinating insights into such issues as the social and religious problems facing early Christian communities, the content of Jesus’ ministry, and the circumstances of his crucifixion. This edition includes an introduction that reviews more recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology.
“Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study.”—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement
“Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights.”—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
“This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian.”—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion
In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. Carefully examining the New Testament texts, she provides fascinating insights into such issues as the social and religious problems facing early Christian communities, the content of Jesus’ ministry, and the circumstances of his crucifixion. This edition includes an introduction that reviews more recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology.
"Fredriksen has achieved a magisterial sketch of the evolution of the images of Jesus with astonishing neatness and simplicity. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study of the genesis of the New Testament images of Jesus."-Geza Vermes, Times Literary Supplement
"A landmark book on Christianity."-International Review of Biblical Studies
"A more than usually competent and stimulating survey course textbook. . . . The summary expositions of the New Testament texts provide a fair and adequate summary of principal emphases in these writings, with a good proportion of shrewd observation. . . . Insightful and lively style. . . . This book provides a helpful framework and should provoke a good deal of questioning and discussion. And what more can we ask?"-James D.G. Dunn, Journal of Theological Studies
"This extraordinarily well-written and exciting book is a reconception of the causes and motivations operative in the early Christian movement, a new rationale of the sequence of probable events. It will be fascinating for all kinds of readers."-Wayne Meeks