
The Resurrection of the Messiah
Christopher Bryan(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 5. May 2011
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-0-19-975209-6 (ISBN)
Description
Bryan combines literary, historical, and theological approaches in this study of the doctrine of the Resurrection. In the first part of the book, the author provides a careful and sympathetic description of first-century Jewish and pagan opinions and beliefs about death and what might follow. He then presents a general account of early Christian claims about the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. In the second part, Bryan offers a detailed, full-length commentary on and exegesis of the main New Testament texts that speak of Jesus' death and resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15 and the narratives in the four canonical gospels. In the third part, Bryan discusses and evaluates various proposals that have been made by those attempting to explain the data in ways that differ from the traditional Christian explanation. Finally, Bryan asks, "So what?" and considers various theological and ethical implications of accepting the claim "Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead." Throughout his study, Bryan exhibits a willingness to face hard questions as well as an appropriate reverence for a faith that for almost two thousand years has enabled millions of people to lead lives of meaning and grace.
Reviews / Votes
Christopher Bryan has given us a lucid, wellresearched, and persuasive account of the main relevant New Testament texts, with a supporting sketch of contemporary Jewish and pagan beliefs regarding the afterlife. * A. E. Harvey, Journal of Theological Studies *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-975209-6 (9780199752096)
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Person
Christoper Bryan is Visiting Professor of New Testament and C.K. Benedict Professor of New Testament, Emeritus
Author
Visiting Professor of New Testament and C. K. Benedict Professor of New Testament, EmeritusVisiting Professor of New Testament and C. K. Benedict Professor of New Testament, Emeritus, Sewanee: The University of the South
Content
1. THE HOPE OF ISRAEL; 2. DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD BEYOND ISRAEL; 3. THE CHRISTIAN CLAIM; 1. PAUL; 2. MARK; 3. MATTHEW; 4. LUKE; 5. JOHN; 1. WHAT SHOULD WE MAKE OF THE WITNESSES' CLAIMS?; 2. SO WHAT? A PARTIALLY UNSCIENTIFIC POSTSCRIPT; ADDITIONAL NOTES; ADDITIONAL NOTE A: ON VARIETIES OF FAITH IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY; ADDITIONAL NOTE B: ON WHETHER THE NEW TESTAMENT NARRATIVES ARE USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT ANYTHING THAT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE HAPPENED; ADDITIONAL NOTE C: ARE THE PASSION NARRATIVES EXAMPLES OF "THE PROPHETIZATION OF HISTORY," OR OF "THE HISTORICIZATION OF PROPHECY"?; ADDITIONAL NOTE D: THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD AND TORAH; ADDITIONAL NOTE E: THE ALEXAMENOS GRAFFITO AND TEXTS OF TERROR; ADDITIONAL NOTE F: FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON PAUL'S UNDERSTANDING OF RESURRECTION AS INVOLVING A TRANSFORMED PHYSICALITY; ADDITIONAL NOTE G: FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON PAUL'S UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PRESENT EXPERIENCE OF TRANSFORMATION IN AND THROUGH CHRIST; ADDITIONAL NOTE H: THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE NEGATIVE ESCHATON: THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMNATION; ENDNOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES; ABBREVIATIONS; INDEX