The Son of God: The Origin of Christology and the History of Jewish-Hellenistic Religion - Softcover

Hengel, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800612272 ISBN 13: 9780800612276

Publisher: Fortress Press, 1976

Synopsis

It might well be claimed that there was more development in christology during the period from the crucifixion of Jesus to the writing of St Paul's letter to the Philippians than in the following seven centuries of the development of patristic dogma. This survey traces what happened, in connection with the title 'Son of God'. With his encyclopaedic knowledge of the period, Professor Hengel examines the concept of Son of God in the milieu of the-New Testament, in Judaism and the Hellenistic world and their antecedents and then shows how it began to be used in earliest Christianity, in so doing shedding a new light on many classic problems of New Testament interpretation. Martin Hengel was Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism in the University of Tubingen. Translated by John Bowden.

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About the Author:

Martin Hengel is Emeritus Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism at the University of Tuebingen, Germany. He is the author of many books including 'Victory Over Violence & Was Jesus a Revolutionist?', 'Between Jesus and Paul', 'Judaism and Hellenism', 'Studies in the Gospel of Mark', and 'The Hellenization of Judaea in the First Century' after Christ. Hengel's most recent books include 'Studies in Early Christology' and 'The Four Gospels and the One Gospel of Jesus Christ.'

Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0800612272
• ISBN 13: 9780800612276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112