Biblical Faith an Evolutionary Approach

Theissen, Gerd

ISBN 10: 0800618424 / ISBN 13: 9780800618421

Published by Fortress Press, 1985

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Softcover, 194p, slightly soiled fore edge, else g/vg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biblical Faith an Evolutionary Approach
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800618424
• ISBN 13: 9780800618421
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st pbk ed.
• Condition: Used: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion Theology/History/Bible Studies

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Synopsis

In the tradition of Karl Rahner and Teilhard de Chardin, this book from renowned New Testament scholar Gerd Theissen daringly probes the innermost sanctuaries of the biblical tradition through the lens of evolutionary theory. Without associating evolution with a nave optimism about progress, Theissen shows how a thorough examination of the "cultural evolution" of the Christian faith can yield glimmers of a possible goal of history: "complete adaptation to the reality of God."

About the Author

Gerd Theissen is Professor of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and the author of The Religion of the Earliest Churches (Fortress Press, 1999) and The Shadow of the Galilean (Fortress Press, 1987). He is co-author of The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide (Fortress Press, 1988) and a co-editor of The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels (Fortress Press, 2001).