Seeing the Lord's glory : Kyriocentric visions and the dilemma of early Christology /

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Author / Creator:	Kaiser, Christopher B.
Imprint:	Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2014]
Description:	xii, 365 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Jesus Christ -- Person and offices -- History. Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600. Jesus Christ -- Person and offices. Jesus Christ -- Jewish interpretations. Jesus Christ. Visions. Christology. Jewish interpretations of Jesus Christ. Theology, Doctrinal. Visions. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10088500

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ISBN:	9781451470345 1451470347 (pbk.) 9781451484298 (eBook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-347) and indexes.
Summary:	The "dilemma of early Christology," Kaiser observes, concerns the early Christian claims to have "seen the Lord" and "beheld his glory" -- that in early Judaism would have pointed unequivocally to visions of Israel's God. The shift of those claims onto the figure of Jesus is explained either as a result of the resurrection of Jesus, or on the influence of pagan polytheism. Kaiser examines the phenomenon of "kyriocentric" visions in Second Temple Judaism, asking whether such traditions are sufficient to account for the shape of early claims regarding the divinity of Christ.

Table of Contents:

Deity Christology in a Jewish context
Kyriocentric visions in the context of crisis and performative prayer. Kyriocentric visions in early Judaism: experiential, literary, or performative?
Motifs associated with Kyriocentric visions in apocalyptic and early rabbinic literature
Kyriocentric prayers and devotions as the context for visions among early disciples of Jesus
Kyriocentric visions as the impetus for early deity Christology. Conditions under which a Kyriocentric vision might be identified with a deceased human being
Traces of Kyriocentric visions in the New Testament
Kyriocentric prayers and devotions in the New Testament
Modifications of the Lord-Jesus identification in the New Testament and the early church. Superposing Jesus traditions and deity Christology
Four alternative tradition histories or textures in early Christology
Three movements that marginalized visions of the anthropic form of the Lord
Conclusion: accomplishments and some unresolved issues.

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