The Promise of the Father: Jesus and God in

Marianne Thompson surveys the portrayal of God as Father in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism, in the ministry of Jesus, in the Synoptic Gospels, and in the writings of Paul and John. Thompson argues that, rather than rooting the image of God in a debate about gender, "Father" terminology really identifies an ancestor who grants inheritance.

Marianne Meye Thompson is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Acknowledgments

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Introduction. God as Father: The Contemporary Debate

1

(20)

Joachim Jeremias and the Debate about Abba

21

(14)

God as Father in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism

35

(21)

Jesus and the Father

56

(31)

Jesus and the Father in the Synoptic Gospels

87

(29)

``Heirs of God, Heirs with Christ''

116

(17)

``The Living Father''

133

(22)

Concluding Reflections

155

(32)

Index of Ancient Sources

187

(7)

Index of Names

194

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The Promise of the Father: Jesus and God in the New Testament

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