Jesus and the forgiveness of sins [electronic resource] : an aspect of his prophetic mission / Tobias Hägerland.

9781107008366
9781139185974 (electronic book)

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

English

xvii, 304 p.

BT265.3 .H34 2011

232.9/5

"The Gospels record that Jesus purported to forgive sins. What significance would such a claim have had for his contemporaries and what would the implications have been for his identity as a first-century popular prophet? Tobias Ha;gerland answers these questions and more as he investigates the forgiveness of sins in the mission of the historical Jesus. The Gospels are interpreted within the context of first-century Judaism as part of a broader reconstruction of Jesus' career as a healer and prophet, and rhetorical criticism is introduced as a tool for explaining how the gospel tradition about Jesus and forgiveness developed. Ha;gerland combines detailed exegesis and rigorous methodology with a holistic view of the historical Jesus, evaluating recent scholarship about first-century Jewish prophets and utilizing previously neglected textual evidence to present a thorough investigation of the theology of forgiveness in early Judaism and primitive Christianity"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 150.

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