How Jesus Became God - Hardcover

Bart D. Ehrman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061778184 ISBN 13: 9780061778186

Publisher: Bravo Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus s divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed during Jesus s lifetime and it is not what Jesus claimed about himself. How Jesus Became God tells the story of an idea that shaped Christianity, and of the evolution of a belief that looked very different in the fourth century than it did in the first. A master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, Ehrman reveals how an apocalyptic prophet from the backwaters of rural Galilee crucified for crimes against the state came to be thought of as equal with the one God Almighty, Creator of all things. But how did he move from being a Jewish prophet to being God? In a book that took eight years to research and write, Ehrman sketches Jesus s transformation from a human prophet to the Son of God exalted to divine status at his resurrection. Only when some of Jesus s followers had visions of him after his death alive again did anyone come to think that he, the prophet from Galilee, had become God. And what they meant by that was not at all what people mean today. Written for secular historians of religion and believers alike, How Jesus Became God will engage anyone interested in the historical developments that led to the affirmation at the heart of Christianity: Jesus was, and is, God.

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How Jesus Became God

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How did ancient monotheism allow the One God to have a son ? Bart Ehrman tells this story, introducing the reader to a Jewish world thick with angels, cosmic powers, and numberless semi-divinities. How Jesus Became God provides a lively overview of Nicea s prequel. --Paula Fredriksen, Distinguished Visiting Professor, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and author of Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews

About this edition

• Publisher: Bravo Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0061778184
• ISBN 13: 9780061778186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416