Jesus of Nazareth: Jew from Galilee, Savior of the World

ISBN-13: 9781481301992 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 325 str.

Jens Schroter; Wayne Coppins; S. Brian Pounds

Opis

Jesus of Nazareth continues to fascinate. From antiquity onwards countless people have found meaning for their lives through Jesus' teaching. His life led to the establishment of a community that subsequently grew into what is today the world's largest religion. At the center of the Christian faith stands the confession that this Jesus is both "true human being and true God."

In "Jesus of Nazareth," noted German New Testament scholar Jens Schroter directly addresses the connection between Jesus' humanity and divinity how the historical Jesus can also be the Christ of confession. Schroter begins by looking at the modern quest for the "historical Jesus" from its beginnings down to the present. In the process Schroter isolates key questions of historical method how can we reconstruct the past? What is the relationship between these reconstructions and past reality itself? Schroter then examines the words and deeds of Jesus, including his death and resurrection, in their Galilean and Greco-Roman contexts. Schroter finally measures the impact that Jesus has had in literature, film, music, and the fine arts. "Jesus of Nazareth" thus narrates the remarkable story of how a Jew from Galilee became the savior of the world, how Jesus can be said to be both God and human, and how this Jesus continues to exert influence."

Spis treści

• Part I: Introduction
• 1. The ""Historical"" and the ""Remembered"" Jesus; or, How It ""Really"" Was
• 2. A Glance at the History of Research
• 3. The Historical Material: Remains and Sources
• Part II: A Portrayal of Jesus
• 4. A Jew from Galilee: The Nazarene
• 5. A Jew from Galilee: The Galilean
• 6. A Jew from Galilee: The Jew
• 7. The Reign of God Begins: Jesus' Encounter with John
• 8. The Reign of God Begins: Beginnings in Galilee
• 9. The Reign of God in the Proclamation of Jesus
• 10. Life in Light of the Reign of God: The Ethos of Jesus
• 11. Representative of God or Savior of Israel? The Self-Understanding of Jesus and the Judgment of His Contemporaries
• 12. The Jerusalem Events
• 13. Jesus and the Beginnings of Christian Faith
• 14. Spotlights on the Wirkungsgeschichte of Jesus