Nur sechs Kapitel des Alten Testaments berichten vom Propheten Elia, dennoch stieg er im fruhen Juden- und Christentum zum wichtigsten aller Propheten auf. Neben dem Gesetzgeber Mose reprasentiert er nunmehr die gesamte Prophetie Israels. Das Buch untersucht die Grunde fur diese beispiellose Wirkungsgeschichte und zeichnet deren Stadien im Einzelnen nach. Die Erwartung, dass der Prophet, den Gott zu sich entruckte, am Ende der Zeiten noch einmal wiederkommen wurde, hatte auf Johannes den Taufer und auch auf Jesus von Nazareth einen pragenden Einfluss. So ist von Elia im Neuen Testament...
Nur sechs Kapitel des Alten Testaments berichten vom Propheten Elia, dennoch stieg er im fruhen Juden- und Christentum zum wichtigsten aller Propheten...
English summary: The prophet Jeremiah is unique in that he is endowed by God with responsibility for "the nations and the kingdoms." This universal mission reflects a new understanding of God and illustrates at the same time a changed understanding of the role of prophecy in the Old Testament. About Jeremiah's life we know much more than about the life of any other prophet. It is above all a life of suffering which culminates outwardly in persecution and mortal danger. Even worse is the inner loneliness of the prophet and his pain about the rejection of God by the people. But the Book of...
English summary: The prophet Jeremiah is unique in that he is endowed by God with responsibility for "the nations and the kingdoms." This universal mi...
English summary: The hand of God shows Abraham the uncountable amount of stars. As numerous as they are his ascendants should be. Hard to believe then, but obvious today: Three world religions make a claim on Abraham. As Israel's forefather he stands at the cradle of Judaism. His example taught Christians from the time of Paulus until nowadays what it means to believe. The Islam considers him the perfect Muslim, who devoted himself completely to God's will. To commemorate him and his sacrifices people exercise annual pilgrimages. To him as a cultural patron it is said we owe the sacred site...
English summary: The hand of God shows Abraham the uncountable amount of stars. As numerous as they are his ascendants should be. Hard to believe then...
What can we know about Jesus of Nazaret? This book authored by the renowned Berlin New Testament scholar Jens Schroter searches for the earliest traces of the itinerant preacher from the Galilee who was deeply rooted in Jewish traditions of his time and became the central figure of what is today the world's largest religion. Thereby, new results from archaeological excavations of places of Jesus' activity as well as insights from current Jesus research are considered. Schroter sketches a vivid portrait of Jesus in his time by tracing his activity in the Galilee and his passion and crucifixion...
What can we know about Jesus of Nazaret? This book authored by the renowned Berlin New Testament scholar Jens Schroter searches for the earliest trace...