Jesus Now and Then: 1 - Softcover

Burridge, Richard A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0281054991 ISBN 13: 9780281054992

Publisher: SPCK Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

A clear one-volume book which traces the changing understanding of Jesus from New Testament times to the present day

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From the Back Cover

"Jesus Now and Then" engagingly traces the changing images of Jesus in scholarship and popular culture from the time of the early church to the present day. Who did Jesus think he was? Did the early church take a man and make him into God? Was Christianity actually invented by Paul? How has Jesus been treated in the centuries since? What contemporary views are compatible with a traditional understanding of Scripture?

Richard Burridge and Graham Gould leave no stone unturned in detailing Jesusb life and legacy. They start with the evidence about Jesus found in the New Testament and then go on to explore the early-church debates as a way of tackling contemporary issues. They also discuss how the figure of Jesus has been portrayed through history, how his teachings have been understood, and how he has come to be worshiped by Christians around the world. This essential historical information sets current questions and controversies about Jesus into context and helps to explain the many different views and interpretations of him now on offer.

About the Author

Richard A. Burridge is Dean of King's College, London, where he is also Professor of Biblical Interpretation. He is the author of What are the Gospels? A Companion with Graeco-Roman Biography (Eerdmans, 2004). His other books include John (BRF: People's Bible Commentary, 1998) and the critically acclaimed Imitating Jesus: An Inclusive Approach to New Testament Ethics (Eerdmans, 2007). Dr Graham Gould is a freelance lecturer and writer in theology. Graham studied theology at Cambridge and was a lecturer at King's College London from 1990 to 2003.

Edition details

• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0281054991
• ISBN 13: 9780281054992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224