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Did the First Christians Worship Jesus?: The New Testament Evidence
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780664231965 |
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Publisher: | Westminster John Knox Press |
Publication date: | 07/15/2010 |
Pages: | 178 |
Sales rank: | 1,119,415 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d) |
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Table of Contents
Abbreviations vii
Introduction 1
The question 1
1 The language of worship 7
1.1 To worship 8
1.2 Other vocabulary 12
1.3 Related terms 18
1.4 Doxologies 22
1.5 The language of benediction 25
1.6 Conclusion 27
2 The practice of worship 29
2.1 Prayer 30
2.2 Hymns 38
2.3 Sacred space, sacred times, sacred meals, sacred people 43
2.4 Sacrifice 52
2.5 Conclusion 57
3 Monotheism, heavenly mediators and divine agents 59
3.1 'The Lord our God is one Lord' 62
3.2 Angels 66
3.3 Spirit, Wisdom and Word 72
3.4 Exalted human beings 84
3.5 Conclusion 89
4 The Lord Jesus Christ 91
4.1 Was Jesus a monotheist? 93
4.2 'Jesus is Lord' 101
4.3 Word, Wisdom and Spirit 116
4.4 The testimony of the Apocalypse of John 130
4.5 Jesus as god/God 132
4.6 Last Adam, mediator, heavenly intercessor 136
4.7 How helpful is it to re-express the issues in terms of 'divine identity'? 141
4.8 Conclusion 45
Conclusion 147
The answer 147
Bibliography 152
Index of biblical and ancient sources 159
Index of modern authors 166
Index of subjects 167