The basic thesis of this important book on the New Testament Christology, sketched in the first essay 'God Crucified', is that the worship of Jesus as God was seen by the early Christians as compatible with their Jewish monotheism. Jesus was thought to participate in the divine identity of the one God of Israel.

The other chapters provide more detailed support for, and an expansion of, this basic thesis. Readers will find not only the full text of Bauckham's classic book 'God Crucified', but also groundbreaking essays, some of which have never been published previously.

'This fine collection gathers together fifteen years' Extraordinarily fruitful labour.' Markus Bockmuehl, University of Oxford.

Richard Bauckham was Professor of New Testament and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of numerous acdemic books and articles.