Kyrios Christos: A History of the Belief in Christ from the Beginnings of Christianity to Irenaeus (Library of Early Christology) - Softcover

Wilhelm Bousset (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602589879 ISBN 13: 9781602589872

Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2013

Synopsis

In Kyrios Christos , Wilhelm Bousset argues that the Hellenistic Church's declaration of "Jesus as Lord" is a transformation of the pre-Christian Judaic community's understanding of Jesus as the Son of Man. This unique distinction between the primitive Palestinian community and Hellenistic Christianity reveals how the earliest Christian beliefs were informed by existing religious influences. A well-known classic, Kyrios Christos defined the research agenda for nearly a century concerning the belief in Jesus as Lord and Christ from the New Testament through Irenaeus and his contemporaries. Bousset's landmark, with a new introduction by Larry Hurtado, is now made available for a new generation of students and scholars seeking to delve further into the ancient world of the early Christians.

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Review:

The major work of Wilhelm Bousset, the most important representative of the history of religions school of New Testament scholarship, Kyrios Christos still influences current discussion because it helped to define contemporary problems and areas of study. America Magazine Kyrios Christos may reasonably be designated as the major work of the most important representative of the history of religions school of New Testament criticism. --Schuyler Brown, author of The Origins of Christianity: A Historical Introduction to the New Testament

About the Author:

Wilhelm Bousset (1865-1920) was a German theologian and New Testament Scholar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1602589879
• ISBN 13: 9781602589872
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200