Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Bird argues that Jesus was attempting to achieve and enact the restoration of Israel, and in continuity with other strands of Jewish belief, Jesus conceived of the restoration of Israel as resulting in the salvation of the gentiles. Jesus' mission was Israel-centric, but he espoused a view of restoration that was indebted to certain strands of Israel's sacred traditions where the gentiles are implicit beneficiaries of Israel's salvation. Since this restoration was already being partially realized in Jesus' ministry, it was becoming possible for gentiles to begin sharing in Israel's salvation in the present. Additionally, Jesus understood himself and his followers to be the new temple and the vanguard of the restored Israel who would appropriate for themselves the role of Israel and the temple in being a light to the nations. Thus, a gentile mission has its germinal roots in the aims and intentions of Jesus and was developed in a transformed situation by adherents of the early Christian movement.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-11-13
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:470 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Library of New Testament Studies
Antal sidor:226
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567044730

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Dr. Michael Bird (Ph.D, University of Queensland, Australia) teaches New Testament and Greek at Highland Theological College in Scotland, UK. He has published in several different academic journals including Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, Currents in Biblical Research, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Tyndale Bulletin, Westminster Theological Journal, Trinity Journal, and Evangelical Quarterly.

Recensioner i media

"This volume is commendable for its comprehensive interaction with both scholarship on the question and the relevant ancient sources. The book's real contribution comes in the plausible explanation of how Jesus understood his role and mission developing naturally out of his understanding of the OT, with the early church then carrying the program forward. Jesus and the Origins of the Gentile Mission is a book whose thesis transcends the limitations of the disputed field of historical Jesus studies. That is to say, even those who think that discussions of authenticity are unnecessary will find Bird's thesis stimulating and helpful. This is an important book with an engaging and convincing argument..." —James M. Hamilton Jr., Criswell Theological Review, Fall 2007

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 - Introduction: Jesus and the Gentiles; Chapter 2 - "A Light to the Nations": Proselytizing in Second-Temple Judaism; Chapter 3 - "Restore the Kingdom of Israel": Jesus, the Gentiles and the Restoration of Israel; Chapter 4 - "No Crumbs for the Dogs": Negative remarks about Gentiles and Restrictions of Jesus' Mission to Israel; Chapter 5 - "A Kingdom for the Birds: Sayings Material about Gentiles. Chapter 6 - "I Have Not Found Such Faith In Israel": Narrative Material about Gentiles; Chapter 7 - "A Light and a House for all Nations": The rationale for the salvation of the Gentiles in Jesus' Mission; Chapter 8 - Conclusion.