"The central theological distinctive of Christianity--that Jesus is God incarnate--has repeatedly come under fire from adherents to other religions and scholars who interpret Jesus as a prophet, angel, or guru. Putting Jesus in His Place is designed to introduce Christians to the wealth of biblical teaching on the deity of Christ. Using evidence from the New Testament, this book helps readers appreciate the significance of Ch ..."
"From the worldwide phenomenon of "The Da Vinci Code" to the national best-seller "Misquoting Jesus," popular culture is being bombarded with radical skepticism about the uniqueness of Christ and the reliability of the New Testament. "Reinventing Jesus" cuts through the rhetoric of extreme doubt expressed by these and several other contemporary voices to reveal the profound credibility of historic Christianity. Meticulously researched, t ..."
"In recent years, a number of New Testament scholars engaged in academic historical Jesus studies have concluded that such scholarship cannot yield secure and illuminating conclusions about its subject, arguing that the search for a historically "authentic" Jesus has run aground.Jesus, Skepticism, and the Problem of History brings together a stellar lineup of New Testament scholars who contend that historical Jesus scholarship is far fro ..."
"This interpretation does not presuppose that the word “form” (morph∑) is
synonymous with “glory” (doxa). ... A Hymn of Christ: Philippians ii.5–11 in
Recent Interpretation and in the Setting of Early Christian Worship, 3rd ed. (
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997); C. F. D. Moule, “Further Reflexions
on Philippians 2:5–11,” in Apostolic History and the Gospel: ... Gathercole
observes with regard to the first point that Paul ..."
"How Contemporary Skeptics Miss the Real Jesus and Mislead Popular Culture J.
Ed Komoszewski, M. James Sawyer, Daniel ... Jesus. and. the. Criteria. of.
Authenticity. determining who Jesus was”; (2) “Jesus did not say this,. 1. Robert
W. Funk, Roy W. Hoover, and the Jesus Seminar, The Five Gospels: The Search
for the Authentic Words of Jesus (New York: Mac- millan, ... To the degree that
these actually mean different things, the Jes ..."