A Man Attested by God: The Human Jesus of the Sunoptic Gospels - Softcover

Kirk, J.R. Daniel Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802876382 ISBN 13: 9780802876386

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2018

Synopsis

In A Man Attested by God J. R. Daniel Kirk presents a comprehensive defense of the thesis that the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus not as divine but as an idealized human figure. Counterbalancing the recent trend toward early high Christology in such scholars as Richard Bauckham, Simon Gathercole, and Richard Hays, Kirk here thoroughly unpacks the humanity of Jesus as understood by Gospel writers whose language is rooted in the religious and literary context of early Judaism. Without dismissing divine Christologies out of hand, Kirk argues that idealized human Christology is the best way to read the Synoptic Gospels, and he explores Jesus as exorcist and miracle worker within the framework of his humanity.

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About the Author

J. R. Daniel Kirk holds a PhD in New Testament from Duke University and has taught at North Carolina State University, St. Joseph's University, Eastern College, and Fuller Theological Seminary. His previous books include Jesus Have I Loved, but Paul? and Unlocking Romans: Resurrection and the Justification of God.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802876382
• ISBN 13: 9780802876386
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656