The New Testament Moses: Christian Perceptions of Moses and Israel in the Setting of Jewish Religion (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament) - Softcover

Lierman, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3161482026 ISBN 13: 9783161482021

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck, 2004

Synopsis

John Lierman investigates the ways in which the New Testament writings, read within the context of ancient Judaism, envisage the relationship of Moses to Israel and to the Jewish people. His study shows how New Testament material can illuminate aspects of ancient Judaism and at the same time throws fresh light on the importance of the figure of Moses for NT religion and theology, especially Christology.The book contributes to the study of Judaism by broadening the understanding of ancient Jewish conceptions of Moses. It also illuminates points of contact between the New Testament books and other ancient Jewish writings, and confirms that central elements in New Testament religion and theology can be understood as Jewish interpretations of the biblical tradition.By supplying a fresh assessment of Moses as envisaged in the early Church the author sets the study of NT Christology on more solid footing. He suggests that Christology developed from the first in closer connection with the figure of Moses than has been generally recognized.

About this title

About the Author:

John Lierman, Born 1965; 1994 M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois; 1997 M.A. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois; 2003 Ph.D., Cambridge University; currently Adjunct Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary Southwest and Adjunct Professor of Bible Studies, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Ariziona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 3161482026
• ISBN 13: 9783161482021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368