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Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament 8 reviews
Christopher J. H. Wright
InterVarsity Press, 1995
level headed reading: Jesus in his own context
+ Great grasp of Jesus back in the Old Testament
+ Very impressive volume
+ Helpful Insights into Jesus
+ Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament
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Jesus and the Gospels13 reviews
Craig L. Blomberg
B&H Academic, 1997
excellent and intelligent conservative Jesus study book!
+ Terrific Resource for Study of the Gospels
+ This book is the real deal!!
+ Great resource
+ Just about the best book out on the technical side of the Gospels
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He Came Down from Heaven: The Preexistence of Christ And the Christian Faith
Douglas McCready
InterVarsity Press, 2005
Who Was Jesus Christ?Accompanying all the new studies of the life of Jesus has been the question of Jesus' identity. Was he anything more than a human creature? A key issue in this debate is the claim of Jesus' preexistence as the divine, uncreated, Son of God before his incarnation on earth. Douglas McCready provides a thorough survey of the doctrine covering New Testament teaching, Jewish and ...
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New Perspective on Jesus, A: What the Quest for the Historical Jesus Missed (Acadia Studies in Bible and ... 4 reviews
James D. G. Dunn
Baker Academic, 2005
REVOLUTIONARY
+ The oral basis of the Jesus tradition
+ Can there be no reconciliation?
+ Helpful for a balanced approach to Jesus studies
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The Christology of Jesus4 reviews
Ben Witherington
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1990
Experimental Christology
+ Witherington At His Best
+ Form Critical Search for Christology of Jesus
+ An academic, important study of Jesus' self understanding
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Jesus the Seer: The Progress of Prophecy
Ben Witherington
Hendrickson Publishers, 1999
Increasingly scholars are realizing that prophetic traditions, expressions, and experiences stand at the heart of most religions in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is no less true for the world of Judaism and Jesus. Witherington aims to look at the broader expression of prophecy in its ancient Mediterranean context in an attempt to better understand biblical prophecy in that wider context. ...
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Is Jesus The Only Savior?11 reviews
James R. Edwards
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005
Timely and Necessary
+ Soteriology seriously examined
+ In Defense Of Christ
+ No other name upon which humankind may be saved
+ Defending the Uniqueness of Jesus
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Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volume 2)34 reviews
N. T. Wright
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1997
Jesus and THe Victory of God
+ Life after Life after Death!
+ Bit off more than I can chew.
+ Outstanding History
+ Jesus and the Victory of God
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The Origin of Christology 1 review
C. F. D. Moule
Cambridge University Press, 1979
Get Some Reading Glasses
This theology book is an important read - it addresses one of the core issues of the Christian faith. Was Jesus' reputation crafted into Deity after his death, or did the early church's view of Him stem from His actual teachings and ministry? This is not light reading. You ought to know some NT ...
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Christology: A Global Introduction2 reviews
Veli-Matti Karkkainen
Baker Academic, 2003
Good overview
+ Lucid summary text - recommended for the discerning
Karkkainen's book has very pertinant material in it, but this book is clearly not for everyone...I really wouldn't recommend this book as an introduction to Christianity - it would be far too confusing. However, for someone who's interested in discovering how Jesus/the Christ is viewed around the ...
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Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)15 reviews
InterVarsity Press, 1992
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
+ A Wealth of Important Information on the Gospels
+ Valuable Reference Work
+ Good Beginning Resource for Research in the Gospels
+ Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
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Jesus and the Old Testament4 reviews
R. T. France
Regent College Publishing, 1992
From the forward of F. F. Bruce
+ One of Chip's Top Ten (wordsntone.com)
+ A good study of Jesus' use of the OT
+ Good Stuff....
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Christology in the Making: A New Testament Inquiry Into the Origins of the Doctrine of the Incarnation 7 reviews
James , D. G. Dunn
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003
Dunn's Christology in the making.
+ Foundational to modern Christological Discussion
This is a "must read" book. I have read about six first rate books written by James D.G.Dunn long after the one I am reviewing, but it is fascinating to see how his learning has expanded and to be able to trace its development. Frankly, I think this book must be read to fully understand what he has ...
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Jesus the Sage: The Pilgrimage of Wisdom3 reviews
Ben Witherington III
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2000
The Wisdom Tradition's Influence on N.T. Writings & Christology
+ EXCELLENT LOOK AT CONTINUITY OF SAGE IN OLD & NEW TESTAMENTS
In this book the author traces the pilgrimage of Wisdom. His interest is in explicating the sapiential background of much of the N.T., and in particular expounding the Wisdom Christology based on it.
The sages of Israel presuppose the covenant relation based on Torah, but draw on conventional ...
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Jesus of Nazareth: Lord and Christ: Essays on the Historical Jesus and New Testament Christology
Joel B. ĘGreen
Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1999
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The Son of God: The Origin of Christology and the History of Jewish-Hellenistic Religion1 review
Martin Hengel
Fortress Pr, 1977
WORLD FAMOUS BIBLICAL SCHOLAR ON THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
Anyone who has read anything in the field of biblical studies knows Martin Hengel. In "The Son of God" he asks how an obscure Galilean is described by Paul about 25 years later "as a preexistent divine figure" (p 1).
This book, which was written in the 70s, answers those believers in the ...
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A Hymn of Christ: Philippians 2:5-11 in Recent Interpretation & in the Setting of Early Christian Worship
Ralph P. Martin
InterVarsity Press, 1997
Ralph Martin's indispensable 1967 work on Philippians 2:5-11 is here reissued as A Hymn of Christ with a new preface that brings readers abreast of critical issues in the interpretation of this text.
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The Aims of Jesus2 reviews
Ben F. Meyer
SCM Press, 1979
One of the most important books on Jesus ever written
+ A Jesus book of substance
It's great to see this book back in print. I read it about 15 years ago, and it, along with N. T. Wright's New Testament and the People of God, Jesus and the Victory of God, and What St. Paul Really Said completely rearranged my thinking about Christianity, eventually leading me from evangelical ...
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Jesus and Philosophy: New Essays
Cambridge University Press, 2008
What, if anything, does Jesus of Nazareth have to do with philosophy? This question motivates this collection of new essays from leading theologians, philosophers, and biblical scholars. Part I portrays Jesus in his first-century intellectual and historical context, attending to intellectual influences and contributions and contemporaneous similar patterns of thought. Part II examines how Jesus ...
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Life in the Son10 reviews
Robert Shank
Bethany House, 1989
Set me straight
+ An excellent treatment of the doctrine of eternal security
+ Good explanation of conditional security
I had personally misinterpreted many passages of Scripture on the subject of Eternal Security for many years until a friend recommended this book. Wow. Dr. Shank gives a most thorough and in fact exhaustive study, dressing down every one of my misunderstandings and showing that I was often ...
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