20%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners (New Studies in Biblical Theology)
Craig Blomberg
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners (New Studies in Biblical Theology)
Paperback. An examination of a significant theme in the Gospels. Series: New Studies in Biblical Theology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
One of humanity's most basic and common practices - eating meals - was transformed by Jesus into an occasion of divine encounter. In sharing food and drink with his companions, he invited them to share in the grace of God. His redemptive mission was revealed in his eating with sinners, repentant and unrepentant alike. Jesus' 'table fellowship' with sinners in the Gospels has been widely agreed to be historically reliable. However, this consensus has recently been challenged, for example, by the claim that the meals in which Jesus participated took the form of Greco-Roman symposia - or that the 'sinners' ... Read more
One of humanity's most basic and common practices - eating meals - was transformed by Jesus into an occasion of divine encounter. In sharing food and drink with his companions, he invited them to share in the grace of God. His redemptive mission was revealed in his eating with sinners, repentant and unrepentant alike. Jesus' 'table fellowship' with sinners in the Gospels has been widely agreed to be historically reliable. However, this consensus has recently been challenged, for example, by the claim that the meals in which Jesus participated took the form of Greco-Roman symposia - or that the 'sinners' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Apollos
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
New Studies in Biblical Theology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Nottingham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844740833
SKU
V9781844740833
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
Reviews for Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners (New Studies in Biblical Theology)