| The Death of Jesus: Some Reflections on Jesus-Traditions and Paul Contributor(s): Wedderburn, Alexander J. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3161521145 ISBN-13: 9783161521140 Publisher: Mohr Siebeck OUR PRICE: $135.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology |
| Dewey: 232.963 |
| LCCN: 2013392251 |
| Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The death of Jesus and its interpretation present both exegetes and theologians with a puzzle. For Jesus himself seems to have left his followers few clues, and the story of his passion is ambivalent, embracing both his reluctant self-surrender in Gethsemane and his reproachful cry on Golgatha. Some of the various motifs and images used by his followers to explain this event were taken over by Paul despite the opposition he saw between the message of the cross and any human wisdom. Yet what meaning do two of the central themes of his soteriology, the corporate, representative role of Christ and the language of "righteousness" and "justification" hold for us today? Or does Paul offer just as little help here as Jesus himself did? |
