The Atonement by Martin Hengel
In the wake of suggestions that the doctrine of the atoning death of Christ did not come into being in the earliest stages of Christianity, Martin Hengel forcefully argues with impeccable scholarship that the doctrine can be traced back to the earliest church, indeed to the sayings of Jesus himself. In the first part of this examination, Hengel explores a wide area of classical antiquity. Would it have made sense to Greeks and Romans of the first century to say that Jesus had died for them? Were there points of contact in their traditions? Surveying Greek and Latin literature, Hengel shows just how widespread the theme dying for actually was, from Homer, through the Greek tragedians and orators, to Plutarch, Livy, and Caesar. The second part of the book is devoted to tracing the doctrine of atonement, moving back from the letters of Paul, through the pre-Pauline tradition, to Jesus. Martin Hengel is Emeritus Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism at the University of Tuebingen, Germany. He is the author of many books including 'Victory Over Violence & Was Jesus a Revolutionist?', 'Between Jesus and Paul', 'Judaism and Hellenism', 'Studies in the Gospel of Mark', and 'The Hellenization of Judaea in the First Century' after Christ. Hengel's most recent books include 'Studies in Early Christology' and 'The Four Gospels and the One Gospel of Jesus Christ'. This book is translated by John Bowden.
Martin Hengel, 1926-2009; 1959 Promotion; 1967 Habilitation; 1968-72 Professor fur Neues Testament in Erlangen; 1972-92 Professor fur Neues Testament und Antikes Judentum in Tubingen; Direktor des Instituts fur Antikes Judentum und hellenistische Religionsgeschichte in Tubingen; 1992 emeritiert.Peter Schafer, Born 1943; 1968 PhD; since 1998 Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion at Princeton University; since 2005 the Director of Princeton's Program in Judaic Studies.Hans-Jurgen Becker, Geboren 1956; Studium der Theologie in Gottingen und der Judaistik in Jerusalem; 1988 Promotion; 1996 Habilitation; Professor fur Neues Testament und Antikes Judentum in Gottingen; Leiter des Instituts fur Judaistik in Gottingen.Frowald Gil Huttenmeister, Geboren 1938; Studium der Judaistik in Deutschland, Osterreich und Israel; 1970 Promotion; Dozent fur Judaistik an den Universitaten Tubingen, Duisburg, Wuppertal, Paris und Haifa; im Ruhestand.Andreas Lehnardt, Geboren 1965; Studium der evangelischen Theologie und Judaistik in Munster, Bonn, Koln, Jerusalem; Wiss. Mitarbeiter am Projekt zur Erschliessung der judischen Schriften aus hellenistisch-romischer Zeit (JSHRZ); seit 2004 Professor fur Judaistik an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781556352317 |
| ISBN 10 | 155635231X |
| Title | The Atonement |
| Author | Martin Hengel |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wipf And Stock Pub |
| Year published | 2007-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 132 |
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