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God Becoming Human : Incarnation in the Christian Bible by Hermann Spieckermann and Reinhard Feldmeier (2021, Trade Paperback)

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God Becoming Human : Incarnation in the Christian Bible, Paperback by Feldmeier, Reinhard; Spieckermann, Hermann; McNeil, Brian (TRN), ISBN 1481313541, ISBN-13 9781481313544, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Surveys the various ways Scripture depicts the mediation of the divine to humanity, situating the Christian doctrine of incarnation at the center of God's will for reconciliation and for full human flourishing"--

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PublisherBaylor University Press

ISBN-101481313541

ISBN-139781481313544

eBay Product ID (ePID)19050385640

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Number of Pages460 Pages

Publication NameGod Becoming Human : Incarnation in the Christian Bible

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

SubjectChristian Theology / Systematic, Christian Theology / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion

AuthorHermann Spieckermann, Reinhard Feldmeier

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight21.8 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width7.7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-041145

ReviewsFor scholars who are interested in the interaction between Christian theology and Christian Scripture, this is a model example of how to put the two into conversation with each other.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal232.1

Table Of ContentForeword Translator?s Note Abbreviations Introduction: The Aims of This Work A. The Prehistory of the Incarnation 1 In the Beginning The Creator and His Problematic Image 2 Mediators of God?s Nearness 3 New Figures of God?s Nearness 4 At the Point of Transition From Death to Life B. Conceptions of Incarnation 1 The Galilean Man of God From the Jesus of Memory to the Christ of Faith 2 Kyrios Jesus Christos Paul on the One Who Became Human 3 The Proclaimer as the Proclaimed The Synoptic Tradition 4 The Incarnation of the Logos The Johannine Tradition 5 Christ and the Christians The Early Christian Testimony Conclusion: The God Who Became Human--and Our Becoming Human

SynopsisThe incarnation--the act of God assuming mortal flesh through Jesus Christ--reveals God's radical love for a world marked by the rebellion of the created against their creator. God becomes human to create life and restore the disrupted divine-human relationship. This doctrine is thus the theme of the Christian faith par excellence. However, the incarnation does not begin with its ultimate realization in Jesus Christ; that single event is preceded by a long history of a God who continually reunites with his people to lead them from death to life, from bondage to freedom. God Becoming Human pursues the astonishing arc of the incarnation, chronicling the varying ways Scripture recounts the divide between God and the creatures of his likeness as well as the diverse expressions the text gives regarding the desire for reconciliation. As the expectations of an existing intermediary that can somehow bridge this gap between God and humans dwindle throughout the Old Testament, hope is increasingly placed on new forms of closeness to God. The closeness made possible by Jesus Christ receives a wide range of interpretations by New Testament witnesses and is continued by a rich chorus that culminates in the early church with the theology of the incarnation. Reinhard Feldmeier and Hermann Spieckermann invite readers to see that the doctrine of the incarnation, the pinnacle of the scriptural saga of redemption, reveals that God's ultimate purpose in dealing with creation was to become human. As narrated in the story of the fall, if paradise was lost because humanity wanted to emulate God, the one reconciled with God through Christ is now given the opportunity--and challenge--to become a child of God. In accordance with the One who descended from the heavenly throne, one must precisely lower oneself and thus fully embrace one's created humanness. It is through the flesh that the created and their creator are joined; there is no other path to unity. --C. Clifton Black, Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, The incarnation--the act of God assuming mortal flesh through Jesus Christ--reveals God's radical love for a world marked by the rebellion of the created against their creator. God becomes human to create life and restore the disrupted divine-human relationship. This doctrine is thus the theme of the Christian faith par excellence. However, the incarnation does not begin with its ultimate realization in Jesus Christ; that single event is preceded by a long history of a God who continually reunites with his people to lead them from death to life, from bondage to freedom. God Becoming Human pursues the astonishing arc of the incarnation, chronicling the varying ways Scripture recounts the divide between God and the creatures of his likeness as well as the diverse expressions the text gives regarding the desire for reconciliation. As the expectations of an existing intermediary that can somehow bridge this gap between God and humans dwindle throughout the Old Testament, hope is increasingly placed on new forms of closeness to God. The closeness made possible by Jesus Christ receives a wide range of interpretations by New Testament witnesses and is continued by a rich chorus that culminates in the early church with the theology of the incarnation. Reinhard Feldmeier and Hermann Spieckermann invite readers to see that the doctrine of the incarnation, the pinnacle of the scriptural saga of redemption, reveals that God's ultimate purpose in dealing with creation was to become human. As narrated in the story of the fall, if paradise was lost because humanity wanted to emulate God, the one reconciled with God through Christ is now given the opportunity--and challenge--to become a child of God. In accordance with the One who descended from the heavenly throne, one must precisely lower oneself and thus fully embrace one's created humanness. It is through the flesh that the created and their creator are joined; there is no other path to unity., It is through the flesh that the created and their creator are joined; there is no other path to unity., The incarnation--the act of God assuming mortal flesh through Jesus Christ--reveals God?s radical love for a world marked by the rebellion of the created against their creator. God becomes human to create life and restore the disrupted divine-human relationship. This doctrine is thus the theme of the Christian faith par excellence. However, the incarnation does not begin with its ultimate realization in Jesus Christ; that single event is preceded by a long history of a God who continually reunites with his people to lead them from death to life, from bondage to freedom. God Becoming Human pursues the astonishing arc of the incarnation, chronicling the varying ways Scripture recounts the divide between God and the creatures of his likeness as well as the diverse expressions the text gives regarding the desire for reconciliation. As the expectations of an existing intermediary that can somehow bridge this gap between God and humans dwindle throughout the Old Testament, hope is increasingly placed on new forms of closeness to God. The closeness made possible by Jesus Christ receives a wide range of interpretations by New Testament witnesses and is continued by a rich chorus that culminates in the early church with the theology of the incarnation. Reinhard Feldmeier and Hermann Spieckermann invite readers to see that the doctrine of the incarnation, the pinnacle of the scriptural saga of redemption, reveals that God?s ultimate purpose in dealing with creation was to become human. As narrated in the story of the fall, if paradise was lost because humanity wanted to emulate God, the one reconciled with God through Christ is now given the opportunity--and challenge--to become a child of God. In accordance with the One who descended from the heavenly throne, one must precisely lower oneself and thus fully embrace one?s created humanness. It is through the flesh that the created and their creator are joined; there is no other path to unity.

LC Classification NumberBT220.F3813 2021