How on earth did Jesus become a god? : historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus / Larry...
How on earth did Jesus become a god? : historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus / Larry...
How on earth did Jesus become a god? : historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus / Larry W. Hurtado.
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Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2005.
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N232.09/2
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English
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Physical content
xii, 234 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. How on earth did Jesus become a god? : approaches to Jesus-devotion in earliest Christianity -- 2. Devotion to Jesus and second-temple Jewish monotheistic piety -- 3. To live and die for Jesus : social and political consequences of devotion to Jesus in earliest Christianity -- 4. A "case study" i...
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Publisher
Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c2005.
Place of Publication
Michigan
Date Published
c2005.
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"In How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? Larry Hurtado investigates the intense devotion to Jesus that emerged with surprising speed after his death. Reverence for Jesus among early Christians, notes Hurtado, included both grand claims about Jesus' significance and a pattern of devotional practices that effectively treated him as divine. This book...
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How on earth did Jesus become a god? : historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus / Larry W. Hurtado.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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c2005.
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N232.09/2
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74VKJpZNMG3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJpZNMG3g
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ISBN
9780802828613 (pbk.)
0802828612 (pbk.)
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232.09
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991022067489702626
