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The Cambridge Companion to Jesus
M (Ed) Bockmuehl
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Paperback. This Companion offers an integrated introduction to the study of Jesus. Editor(s): Bockmuehl, Markus. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. 330 pages. Editor(s): Bockmuehl, Markus. This Companion offers an integrated introduction to the study of Jesus. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRCM. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight: 526.
This Companion takes as its starting point the realization that Jesus of Nazareth cannot be studied purely as a subject of ancient history, 'a man like any other man'. History, literature, theology and the dynamic of a living, worldwide religious reality, all appropriately impinge on the study of Jesus. The two parts of the book roughly correspond to the interdependent tasks of historical description and critical and theological reflection. It incorporates the most up-to-date historical work on Jesus the Jew with the 'bigger issues' of critical method, the story of Christian faith and study, and Jesus in a global church ... Read more
This Companion takes as its starting point the realization that Jesus of Nazareth cannot be studied purely as a subject of ancient history, 'a man like any other man'. History, literature, theology and the dynamic of a living, worldwide religious reality, all appropriately impinge on the study of Jesus. The two parts of the book roughly correspond to the interdependent tasks of historical description and critical and theological reflection. It incorporates the most up-to-date historical work on Jesus the Jew with the 'bigger issues' of critical method, the story of Christian faith and study, and Jesus in a global church ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Cambridge Companions to Religion
Condition
New
Weight
479g
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521796781
SKU
V9780521796781
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About M (Ed) Bockmuehl
Markus Bockmuehl is Reader in New Testament Studies at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College. He is the author of Revelation and Mystery in Ancient Judaism and Pauline Christianity (1990), This Jesus: Martyr, Lord, Messiah (1994), The Epistle to the Philippians (1997), and Jewish Law in Gentile Churches: Halakhah and the Beginning of Christian Public Ethics (2000). ... Read more
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Jesus
'… this book does not offer any startlingly new interpretations of Jesus, and is a far more reliable guide than many that do.' The Times Literary Supplement '… for readers with a sufficient depth of interest … it will be an introduction to a very wide range of sources and ideas. Its essays go far beyond the scope of even ... Read more