Jesus and the forgiveness of sins : an aspect of his prophetic mission /

Jesus and the forgiveness of sins : an aspect of his prophetic mission /

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Author / Creator:	Hägerland, Tobias, 1975-
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Description:	xvii, 304 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 150 Monograph series. New Testament studies ; 150. Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 150.
Subject:	Jesus Christ -- Person and offices. Jesus Christ. Bible. -- Gospels. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Gospels. Forgiveness of sin. Forgiveness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Christology. Forgiveness of sin. Forgiveness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8625407

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ISBN:	9781107008366 1107008360
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	"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.

Table of Contents:

List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
Previous studies and the present study
Sources and method
Outline of the study
2. Forgiveness in the gospel tradition
Specific announcements of forgiveness
Other forgiveness statements
Forgiveness as part of the commission of the disciples of Jesus
Conclusion
3. Forgiveness and primitive Christian theology
Forgiveness and primitive christology
Forgiveness and primitive ecclesiology
Conclusion
4. Mediators of forgiveness in early Judaism
Priestly forgiveness
Prophetic forgiveness
Angelic forgiveness
Conclusion
5. Forgiveness in the mission of the historical Jesus
Forgiveness in Jesus' healing activity
Forgiveness and Jesus' prophetic identity
Conclusion
6. Forgiveness from Jesus to the Gospels
First phase: the historical event and its earliest recollection
Second phase: the oral tradition and its rhetorical elaboration
Third phase: the written source and its integration within a Gospel
Conclusion
7. Conclusion
Results of the study
Implications for historical Jesus research
Bibliography
Index of passages
Index of modern authors
Index of topics