Jesus and the forgiveness of sins : an aspect of his prophetic mission /
"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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ;
150. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=409067 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Forgiveness in the Gospel tradition
- Forgiveness and primitive Christian theology
- Mediators of forgiveness in early Judaism
- Forgiveness in the mission of the historical Jesus
- Forgiveness from Jesus to the Gospels
- Conclusion.