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Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission

Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission

Tobias Hägerland
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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 H�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. H�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.
Pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
July 10, 2014
ISBN
1107414814
ISBN 13
9781107414815

Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission

Tobias Hägerland
5/5 ( ratings)
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 H�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. H�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.
Pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Release
July 10, 2014
ISBN
1107414814
ISBN 13
9781107414815

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