How On Earth Did Jesus Become A God?

A brief introduction to the issues involved in historical study of the origins of devotion to Jesus as divine in earliest Christianity.

Larry W. Hurtado is professor of New Testament language, literature, and theology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Preface

ix

Introduction

1

(12)

PART I: ISSUES AND APPROACHES

How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? Approaches to Jesus-Devotion in Earliest Christianity

13

(18)

Devotion to Jesus and Second-Temple Jewish Monotheistic Piety

31

(25)

To Live and Die for Jesus: Social and Political Consequences of Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity

56

(27)

A ``Case Study'' in Early Christian Devotion to Jesus: Philippians 2:6-11

83

(28)

PART II: DEFINITIONS AND DEFENSE

First-Century Jewish Monotheism

111

(23)

Homage to the Historical Jesus and Early Christian Devotion

134

(18)

Early Jewish Opposition to Jesus-Devotion

152

(27)

Religious Experience and Religious Innovation in the New Testament

179

(26)

Epilogue

205

(2)

Appendix 1: Opening Remarks to the First Deichmann Annual Lecture Series

207

(8)

Horst-Heinz Deichmann

Appendix 2: Are There Good Reasons for Studying Early Christian Literature at Ben-Gurion University?

215

(2)

Roland Deines

Index of Modern Authors

217

(5)

Index of Subjects

222

(6)

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources

228

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How On Earth Did Jesus Become A God?

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