Lord Jesus Christ by Larry W. Hurtado
Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity
A comprehensive study of the earliest Christian movement, arguing that reverence and cultic devotion to Jesus erupted remarkably early and produced a distinctive, dyadic pattern of worship within Jewish monotheism. Drawing on New Testament texts and early Christian artifacts, it maps practices such as prayer, hymns, and the use of sacred names, showing how belief and worship coalesced into an early high understanding of Jesus’ status. The analysis situates these developments within Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman religious environment and follows their consolidation and debate into the second century.
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- Published
- 2003
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 740-760
- Original Language
- English
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