The Christology of the New Testament

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Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 1959 - Religion - 342 pages
"The author takes each of the New Testament titles of Christ and examines what they meant to the world to which Jesus came, whether in orthodox Judaism, in circles like those of Qumran, or in the Hellenistic world. He goes on to investigate how much we can know of Jesus' own attitude to, and use of, each title. Finally, he discusses the way each of these concepts shaped and was shaped by the thinking of the early Church. His conclusion is that New Testament Christology does not date from the experience of the early Church, but goes back to the life and 'self-consciouness' of Jesus himself."--Jacket

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THE CHRISTOLOGICAL PROBLEM
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THE CHRISTOLOGICAL TITLES WHICH REFER TO THE EARTHLY WORK
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JESUS THE SUFFERING SERVANT OF
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Oscar Cullmann was Professor of New Testament and Early Christian History at the University of Basel in Switzerland and Profesoor of Early Christianity at the Sorbonne in Paris. He is best known for his work in the ecumenical movement, being in part responsible for the establishment of dialogue between the Lutheran and Roman Catholic traditions.

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