| The New Testament Christological Hymns: Their Historical Religious Background Pbk Edition Contributor(s): Sanders, Jack T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521615968 ISBN-13: 9780521615969 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: A study of the hymnic and liturgical material in the New Testament which describes Christ??'s nature and person. Professor Sanders analyzes the hymns in detail and finds in them a common mythological pattern. He traces its origin to a particular and unorthodox branch of Judaism which is itself a branch of the ???wisdom??? tradition where the thanksgiving hymn had its home. His conclusions therefore have considerable importance and implications for questions about the origins of Gnosticism and its influence on Christianity. This is the full-scale historical religious study of the New Testament Christological hymns, and English readers will find particularly useful Professor Sanders??? critical survey of recent continental scholarship on this and related subjects. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 232 |
| LCCN: 2005279336 |
| Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.51 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A study of the hymnic and liturgical material in the New Testament which describes Christ's nature and person. Professor Sanders analyzes the hymns in detail and finds in them a common mythological pattern. He traces its origin to a particular and unorthodox branch of Judaism which is itself a branch of the 'wisdom' tradition where the thanksgiving hymn had its home. His conclusions therefore have considerable importance and implications for questions about the origins of Gnosticism and its influence on Christianity. This is the full-scale historical religious study of the New Testament Christological hymns, and English readers will find particularly useful Professor Sanders' critical survey of recent continental scholarship on this and related subjects. |