From Jesus to Christ: The Origins of the New Testament Images of Christ AUTH-5273406 ISBN13: 9780982599204

ISBN13: 9780982599204

Who is this boy

What begins as an unlikely friendship between a young man and his mentor

their two best friends are deeply

while maintaining less direct connections to Africa and to French and Spanish colonies

From Jesus to Christ: The Origins of the New Testament Images of Christ AUTH-5273406 ISBN13: 9780982599204How did Jesus of Nazareth become the Christ of the Christian tradition? "Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study." Gza Verms, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction