Hurtado, Larry W., 1943-,

How on earth did Jesus become a god? : historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus / [print] Larry W. Hurtado. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Company, (c)2005. - xii, 234 pages ; 23 cm.



Issues and approaches. How on earth did Jesus become a God? : approaches to Jesus-devotion in earliest Christianity ; Devotion to Jesus and Second-Temple Jewish monotheistic piety ; To live and die for Jesus : social and political consequences of devotion to Jesus in earliest Christianity ; A "case study" in early Christian devotion to Jesus : Philippians 2:6-11 -- Definitions and defense. First-century Jewish monotheism ; Homage to the historical Jesus and early Christian devotion ; Early Jewish opposition to Jesus-devotion ; Religious experience and religious innovation in the New Testament -- Epilogue. Appendix 1 : opening remarks to the first Deichmann Annual Lecture Series Horst-Heinz Deichmann ; Appendix 2 : are there good reasons for studying early Christian literature at Ben-Gurion University? / Roland Deines.



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Jesus Christ--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Jesus Christ--Cult--History.


Bible.--New Testament--Theology.

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