The Identity of Jesus Christ, Expanded and Updated Edition: The Hermeneutical Bases of Dogmatic Theology
This is a book about Jesus of Nazareth. It is not a book about "story," nor about "narrative theology." Hans Frei was not a theologian of story or of narrative in any general way, and this book is neither about the narrative quality of our existence and the gospel's relation to that quality, nor about the narrative shape of the Scriptures as a whole and the call on us to place ourselves within that narrative. Rather, this is a book about the way in which Jesus of Nazareth's identity is rendered by the Gospels—largely the Synoptic Gospels, particularly the Gospel of Luke, and especially in the passion and resurrection sequences—by means of a certain kind of narrative. —from the Foreword by Mike Higton
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The Identity of Jesus Christ, Expanded and Updated Edition: The Hermeneutical Bases of Dogmatic Theology
This is a book about Jesus of Nazareth. It is not a book about "story," nor about "narrative theology." Hans Frei was not a theologian of story or of narrative in any general way, and this book is neither about the narrative quality of our existence and the gospel's relation to that quality, nor about the narrative shape of the Scriptures as a whole and the call on us to place ourselves within that narrative. Rather, this is a book about the way in which Jesus of Nazareth's identity is rendered by the Gospels—largely the Synoptic Gospels, particularly the Gospel of Luke, and especially in the passion and resurrection sequences—by means of a certain kind of narrative. —from the Foreword by Mike Higton
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The Identity of Jesus Christ, Expanded and Updated Edition: The Hermeneutical Bases of Dogmatic Theology

The Identity of Jesus Christ, Expanded and Updated Edition: The Hermeneutical Bases of Dogmatic Theology

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The Identity of Jesus Christ, Expanded and Updated Edition: The Hermeneutical Bases of Dogmatic Theology

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This is a book about Jesus of Nazareth. It is not a book about "story," nor about "narrative theology." Hans Frei was not a theologian of story or of narrative in any general way, and this book is neither about the narrative quality of our existence and the gospel's relation to that quality, nor about the narrative shape of the Scriptures as a whole and the call on us to place ourselves within that narrative. Rather, this is a book about the way in which Jesus of Nazareth's identity is rendered by the Gospels—largely the Synoptic Gospels, particularly the Gospel of Luke, and especially in the passion and resurrection sequences—by means of a certain kind of narrative. —from the Foreword by Mike Higton

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781625642806
Publisher: Cascade Books
Publication date: 11/19/2013
Edition description: 2nd Updated, Expanded ed.
Pages: 262
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Hans W. Frei (1922-1988) was one of the most important American theologians of his generation. He spent the majority of his career teaching at Yale Divinity School, where he authored The Identity of Jesus Christ and The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative, numerous essays, and a vast collection of unpublished works, which have since been published posthumously: Types of Christian Theology, Theology and Narrative, and the forthcoming Reading Faithfully: Writings from the Archives.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Introduction ix

Foreword Mike Higton xix

Introduction Joshua B. Davis xxi

The Identity of Jesus Christ

Preface 3

Introduction: The Approach to the Problem 17

Part 1 The Problem of Presence

1 Christ Shares His Presence 27

2 The Enigma of Christ's Presence 32

3 Does Jesus Have His Own Presence? 40

Part 2 The Problem of Identity

4 Identity-A Person's Uniqueness 51

5 The Savior as Specific Man 58

Part 3 Distortions of Christ's Identity

6 Redeemed Redeemer in Myth and Gospel 67

7 Jesus Christ and Modern Christ Figures 74

8 The Pattern of Exchange 83

Part 4 The New Testament Depiction of Jesus Christ

9 Identity Description and Jesus Christ 95

10 The Enacted Intention of Jesus 109

11 Jesus and God 120

12 Jesus as Self-Manifested 129

13 Jesus Identified in His Resurrection 140

Part 5 The Presence of Christ

14 The Pattern of Christ's Presence 153

Epilogue: A Meditation for the Week of Good Friday and Easter 163

Appendix: "Theological Reflections on the Accounts of Jesus' Death and Resurrection" 169

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Hans Frei has written one of the most interesting and provocative christological proposals in recent American theology. It continues to stimulate discussion and to bear fruit for the faith of the Church and the life of academic theology."
George Hunsinger
Princeton Theological Seminary

"No one could have anticipated the significance of this book when it was first published. Intellectually, we simply were not ready for it. Developments in theology and philosophy that made Frei's work so important were largely unknown to the general public. Now, thank God, many have 'caught up to Frei' and can appreciate the significance of this extraordinary book. For if Frei did nothing else, he made the Gospels again property of the church."
Stanley Hauerwas
Duke University

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