The Temptations of Jesus in Early Christianity.
This study lays the groundwork necessary for establishing the validity of the thesis, proposed particulary by J.H. Yoder in his Politics of Jesus, that the early church held a selective and unified view of the nature and content of the various temptations to which Jesus was regarded as having been s...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
1995
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| Series: | Library of New Testament studies.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This study lays the groundwork necessary for establishing the validity of the thesis, proposed particulary by J.H. Yoder in his Politics of Jesus, that the early church held a selective and unified view of the nature and content of the various temptations to which Jesus was regarded as having been subjected in his lifetime. This leads to a clearer view of how the early church perceived the exigencies of its Lord''s mission and message, and provides fresh insights into such prominent New Testament themes as sonship, obedience, faithfulness and discipleship. It also opens up new possibilities fo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (381 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780567408280 0567408280 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
