Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins - An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission

Informationen zum Autor Tobias Hägerland is a teacher of New Testament exegesis, theology and hermeneutics at Lund University, Sweden. He has published articles in journals such as the Journal for the Study of the New Testament, New Testament Studies and The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Klappentext Examines the Gospel accounts of Jesus' claim to forgive sins and the implications for his identity as a first-century prophet. Zusammenfassung This book serves as a handy introduction for scholars and students alike to the issues! sources! methods and results of research into the historical Jesus. It thoroughly investigates the theology of forgiveness in early Judaism and primitive Christianity and provokes further debate about Jesus' identity as an early Jewish prophet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Forgiveness in the gospel tradition; 3. Forgiveness and primitive Christian theology; 4. Mediators of forgiveness in early Judaism; 5. Forgiveness in the mission of the historical Jesus; 6. Forgiveness from Jesus to the Gospels; 7. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Tobias H. Gerland, Tobias H¿rland, Tobias Hagerland, Tobias (Lunds Universitet Hagerland, Tobias H'Agerland, Tobias Hägerland, Tobias Heagerland
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2011
• EAN: 9781107008366
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00836-6
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series; Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series; Society for New Testament Stud
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works