Jesus Christ today. The historical shaping of Jesus for the twenty-first century. 1. ed.

McKnight, Edgar V.:

ISBN 10: 0881461679 / ISBN 13: 9780881461671

Published by Macon, Ga., Mercer University Press., 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jesus Christ today. The historical shaping of Jesus for the twenty-first century. 1. ed.
• Publisher: Macon, Ga., Mercer University Press.
• Publication Date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0881461679
• ISBN 13: 9780881461671
• Binding: Soft cover
• Weight: 275 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Jesus' identity is not simply "out there" to be discovered scientifically. Jesus' identity is shaped historically in believers' experience with him. Interpretation of Jesus of Nazareth, the significance of Jesus Christ, and Christian identity operate and interact in the same fashion as the hermeneutical circle. These elements simultaneously call forth and justify themselves and each other.

This book addresses twenty-first-century Christians who are challenged intellectually and spiritually to read the Gospels' story of Jesus in light of what contemporary scholarship offers for understanding the first-century prophet from Nazareth, the founder of the Christian movement. he data and relational sequences discovered by "modern" categories of historiography are enriched by a higher ordering, a mentality that includes but is not limited to our usual charting.

About the Author

Edgar V. McKnight is research professor and the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Religion Emeritus at Furman University.