Many readers on the blog will know of larry hurtado, a prominent new. A bibliography as well as scripture and subject indexes are also included. I picked up at the library yesterday larry hurtados book on early christdevotion in the church, lord jesus christ 2003 hoping to buff up a little on elements of what i think could be a good argument against the minimalist view that the sons divinity was not believed until after the written gospels started showing up. Devotion to jesus in earliest christianity james w. I went to larry hurtado s office at the university of edinburgh immediately after i defended my doctoral dissertation. Pastors, students, and bible teachers will find in this series a commitment to accessibility without sacrificing serious scholarship. In this important new volume in the library of biblical theology, larry w.
The classic and groundbreaking work in christology, with extensive new introduction, evaluating the most recent developments in current scholarship. Exploring this formative period in church history, larry hurtado highlights the two central characteristics of earliest christian worship. Marcion and the early new testament text 302 dieter t. Hurtado whoever takes pen in hand to comment on such a frequentlystudied. She is the harrington spear paine professor of religion at princeton university. Alberto hurtado 19011952, chilean jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker and writer.
Hurtado, destroyer of the gods university of exeter. Larry has announced that he is very ill and will no longer. Some believe the early church avoided images of jesus on the cross until the fourth or fifth century. Larry hurtado concludes, only a certain wishful thinking continues to attribute the reverence of jesus as divine decisively to the influence of pagan religion and the influx of gentile converts, characterizing it as developing late and incrementally. Hurtado school of divinity, university of edinburgh. Devotion to jesus in earliest christianity, william b. Is there a different motivation or historical circumstance.
The first step is to remember that no nt writer could have had a concept of the septuagint as now currently understood. Devotion to jesus in earliest christianity eerdmans 2003. The incident at antioch was an apostolic age dispute between the apostles paul and peter which occurred in the city of antioch around the middle of the first century. In fact, hurtados own works take up more than two pages in the eleven page bibliography in honoring the son. Dr hurtado asked me for specific and concise responses to his recent comments and i gave them. A historical and literary introduction to jesus in the gospel. Dunn, 2 larry hurtado, and 3 richard bauckham, so it is no surprise to see that bauckham has dedicated this work to his two esteemed colleagues. This is mainly on the deity of jesus, but also has some stuff on the hs.
Larry weir hurtado frse 19432019 was an american new testament scholar, historian of. For larry hurtado, what seems to be normal religion to us now is not what was. Lucky for us, we just found an ultra chic dress that features pearly buttons. Early christian distinctiveness in the roman world baylor, 2016.
Larry hurtado has written what may well prove to be one of the more important works on jesus in this generation, demonstrates that there was a binitarian view in christianity that can be proven from the early first century from about the time of christs death and that professor hurtado concludes that the trinitarian view came to be. Alvaro gomez hurtado 19191995, colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist. Elaine pagels, nee hiesey born february, 1943, is an american religious historian. How on earth did larry hurtado become a textcritic. Project muse the divine name in the gospel of john. Many readers on the blog will know of larry hurtado, a prominent new testament scholar who has been influential as one of the most regular and reliable bloggers on issues of relevance to the study of early christianity. Larry hurtado scholarship fund at the university of edinburgh professor larry hurtado phd scholarship fund larry devoted his life to building up the study of new testament and. Jan 01, 1983 this insightful commentary, which first appeared some years ago in the good news commentary series, is now recast in the niv and a clear new format for greater accessibility. Larry weir hurtado frse 19432019 was an american new testament scholar, historian of early christianity, and emeritus professor of new testament language, literature and theology at the university of edinburgh, scotland professor 19962011.
This series used to be published by hendricksen as the new international biblical commentary series. Hurtado, university of edinburgh to pose such a large question in the limited space provided by this essay will seem unwise, and justifiably so, and may even be mistaken as a trivializing of the issue. Hurtado, ancient jewish monotheism and early christian. Historical questions about earliest devotion to jesus hurtado, larry w. Larry hurtado, widely respected for his previous contributions to the study of the new testament and christian origins, offers the best view to date of how the first. This will be my final post in which i indicate places where larry hurtado has critiqued how jesus became god by attributing to me views that i dont have and positions that i have never taken.
Australia, and worked out of the london bureau for two years before assuming the role of executive editor of entertainment magazine who weekly. Historical questions about earliest devotion to jesus. It gets to the heart, i think, of where historicist r. Reverence for jesus among early christians, notes hurtado, included both grand claims about jesus significance and a pattern of devotional practices that effectively treated him as divine. Candidate, department of history, california state university stanislaus, 1 university circle, turlock, ca.
Hurtado displays an uncommon appreciation for the entire gospel of mark and its original audience, making their concerns understandable to modern readers. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data hurtado, larry w. Helen bond, appreciation for larry hurtado and his career 8min tommy wasserman, how on earth did larry hurtado. Jesus among friends and enemies is a unique idea for a historical jesus book. This writer would like to thank larry hurtado for reading this article and offering helpful corrections. Analyzes the various new testament conceptions of god and suggests how they can best contribute to a contemporary constructive theology. This insightful commentary, which first appeared some years ago in the good news commentary series, is now recast in the niv and a clear new format for greater accessibility. Richard bauckhams christological pilgrimage1 larry w. Unlike nearly all other religious groups, christianity utterly rejected the traditional gods of the roman world. Posts about larry hurtado written by john anngeister.
Larry hurtado concludes, only a certain wishful thinking continues to attribute the reverence of jesus as divine. Hurtado shows indestroyer of the gods, christianity thrived despite its new and distinctive features and opposition to them. Hurtado university of edinburgh christology traditionally designates expressions of, and reflections on, jesus religious significance in and for christian faith. Hurtado shows in destroyer of the gods, christianity. This book really sets the records straight and for me, has put to rest the debates that have risen over the deity of christ for a long time.
Larry hurtado investigates the intense devotion to jesus that emerged with surprising speed after his death. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early christianity and gnosticism. The late jackie kennedy is known for famously saying, pearls are always appropriate and we could not agree more. Prof larry hurtado ba ma phd frse additional publications authored books larry w. Alan millard, reading and writing in the time of jesus, bibsem 69 sheffield. Hurtado whoever takes pen in hand to comment on such a frequentlystudied passage as phil. Larry hurtado, emeritus professor of new testament language, literature and theology, university of edinburgh. You also might want to have a look at larry hurtados book, lord jesus christ. Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation v. But i used it when writing my dissertation four years later on a not. Larry hurtado, university of edinburgh, divinity department, faculty member. Jesus and the god of israel is a collection of previously published or soon.
Trespasses is a writer and teacher who lives near the uwplatteville campus during the academic year and summers in northern door. I send this paper out in pdf to protect it from being edited and so the greek font will be embedded. Lord jesus christ is a monumental work on earliest christian devotion to jesus, sure to replace wilhelm bousset s kyrios christos 19 as the standard work on the subject. These are the only positions the ones that i have never taken that he charges me with in order to show that i am lacking in expertise and, as an outsider to the field of early christology. Since ferdinand christian baur, biblical scholars have found evidence of conflict among the leaders of early christianity. The trinity in the new testament critique of the doctrine. The earliest christian artifacts manuscripts and christian. Logos bible software is giving away a copy of larry hurtados commentary on mark in understanding the bible series from baker. New book on early christianity by larry hurtado august 2, 2016 this coming september, larry hurtado, emeritus professor of new testament at the university of edinburgh and my doktorvater, releases his latest volume, destroyer of the gods. God and father of jesus christ, a vain and stupid creator deity, and the world as a. When it moved to baker academic there was a name change and redesigned covers, but i believe the content is the same. He was previously a senior journalist and editor at time inc. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4. The earliest followers of jesus were jewish monotheists but the later creeds worship jesus as part of a trinitarian godhead.
The schorlaly work is highly commendable as the writer took time to address in to to. The main aim of larry hurtados latest book, based on a series of lectures. Whatever may be the limits of my sagacity, however, i can give the strongest assurance. Book writing and production in the hellenistic and roman period. The text of the new testament in the apostolic fathers 282 paul foster 16. Strictly speaking, this is not a book on jesus, but. Hurtado school of divinity, university of edinburgh the very readable and engaging study by professor dunn from which this essay takes its name is prompted by the continuing recent scholarly debate about the earliest forms of devotion to jesus and by dunns practical concern about christian worship. The schorlaly work is highly commendable as the writer took time to address in to to the objections of other scholars as well as those erroneous ideas by some claimed christian bodies that the worship of jesus was rather a graecoroman invention fueled by. Remembering larry hurtado, leading researcher of early chr. Hurtado is emeritus professor of new testament language, lit.
The primary source for the incident is pauls epistle to the galatians 2. The early christian writer papias appeared in his writings to distinguish between john the evangelist and john the elder. I went to larry hurtados office at the university of edinburgh immediately after i defended my doctoral dissertation. Roberts, in an important chapter on nomina sacra see ch. He was the head of the school of divinity 20072010, and was until august 2011 director of the centre for the study of christian origins at the. Presumably they have got lost in his moderation queue because they have not appeared on his blog though later comments from others have since appeared. How and when did christians start to depict images of jesus on the cross. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. Early christian distinctiveness in the roman world.
Jesus divine sonship in pauls epistle to the romans in romans and the people of god. Hurtado introduces the different understandings of god that arise in the books of the new testament, and explores the ramifications of those views for contemporary theology. The term derives from systematicdogmatic theology, where it designates a core traditional focus of christian theological reflection. Jesus as god in the second century by paul hartog this article first appeared in the christian research journal, volume 29, number 1 2006. Hurtado of university of edinburgh uses the word binitarian to describe the position of early christian devotion to god, which ascribes to the son jesus an exaltedness that in judaism would be reserved for god alone, while still affirming as in judaism that god is one, and is alone to be worshiped. Resurrectionfaith and the historical jesus larry w. In this short book, hurtado addresses the question of early christian devotion to jesus as god. Candidate, department of history, california state university stanislaus, 1 university circle, turlock, ca 95382. Why is the gospel of john so different from the other gospels. Prof larry hurtado ba ma phd frse additional publications.
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