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Author Gibson, Jeffrey

Title The Temptations of Jesus in Early Christianity
Published London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 1995

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Description 1 online resource (381 pages)
Series The Library of New Testament Studies
Library of New Testament studies.
Contents Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE TRADITION OF JESUS'' WILDERNESS TEMPTATION: THE ACCOUNTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP; Chapter 2 MARK''S ACCOUNT OF JESUS'' WILDERNESS TEMPTATION; Chapter 3 JESUS'' WILDERNESS TEMPTATION ACCORDING TO Q; Chapter 4 THE TRADITION OF JESUS'' TEMPTATION IN THE DEMAND FOR A''SIGN''; Chapter 5 THE ''SIGN'' DEMAND TEMPTATION ACCORDING TO MARK; Chapter 6 THE ''SIGN'' DEMAND TEMPTATION ACCORDING TO Q; Chapter 7 THE TRADITION OF JESUS'' TEMPTATION AT CAESAREA PHILIPPI
Chapter 8 THE TRADITION OF JESUS'' GETHSEMANE TEMPTATIONChapter 9 THE TRADITION OF JESUS'' DIVORCE QUESTION TEMPTATION; Chapter 10 THE TRADITION OF JESUS'' TAX QUESTION TEMPTATION; Chapter 11 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND SPECULATIONS; Appendix; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
Summary This study lays the groundwork necessary for establishing the validity of the thesis, proposed particulary by J.H. Yoder in his Politics of Jesus, that the early church held a selective and unified view of the nature and content of the various temptations to which Jesus was regarded as having been subjected in his lifetime. This leads to a clearer view of how the early church perceived the exigencies of its Lord''s mission and message, and provides fresh insights into such prominent New Testament themes as sonship, obedience, faithfulness and discipleship. It also opens up new possibilities fo
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Subject Jesus Christ -- Temptation
SUBJECT Jesus Christ fast
Bible. Mark -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible. Mark fast
Subject Synoptic problem.
Q hypothesis (Synoptics criticism)
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
Q hypothesis (Synoptics criticism)
Synoptic problem
Temptation of Jesus Christ
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780567408280
0567408280