| He Came Down from Heaven: The Preexistence of Christ and the Christian Faith Special Edition Contributor(s): McCready, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830827749 ISBN-13: 9780830827749 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $37.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: Douglas McCready reviews the evidence and arguments for and against the Christian claim of Jesus' prexistence and divine identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 232.8 |
| LCCN: 2005018541 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.9" W x 8.98" (1.29 lbs) 349 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who Was Jesus Christ? Accompanying all the new studies of the life of Jesus has been the question of Jesus' identity. Was he anything more than a human creature? A key issue in this debate is the claim of Jesus' preexistence as the divine, uncreated, Son of God before his incarnation on earth. Douglas McCready provides a thorough survey of the doctrine covering New Testament teaching, Jewish and Hellenistic background and historical development. He carefully weighs the evidence and engages the arguments for and against the Christian orthodox conviction of Christ's preexistence. Drawing on expert scholarship McCready makes this important subject of debate accessible to students and other non-experts who want to know the evidence and arguments for this central doctrine of Christian faith. This book will be especially useful as a supplementary text for theology courses on Christology or in biblical studies courses on the New Testament witness to Jesus Christ. |