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Jesus, Sin and Perfection in Early Christianity

by Jeffrey S. Siker

  • Hardback
  • 320 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

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For scholars and students of early Christian theology

Clarifies misconceptions about Jesus' sinlessness

You will deepen your understanding of Christian beliefs

This insightful study explores how early Christians viewed Jesus as sinless.

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The first full-length study to trace how early Christians came to perceive Jesus as a sinless human being. Jeffrey S. Siker presents a taxonomy of sin in early Judaism and examines moments in Jesus' life associated with sinfulness: his birth to the unwed Mary, his baptism by John the Baptist, his public ministry - transgressing boundaries of family, friends, and faith - and his cursed death by crucifixion. Although followers viewed his immediate death in tragic terms, with no expectation of his resurrection, they soon began to believe that God had raised him from the dead. Their resurrection faith produced a new understanding of Jesus' prophetic ministry, in which his death had been a perfect sacrificial death for sin, his ministry perfectly obedient, his baptism a demonstration of perfect righteousness, and his birth a perfect virgin birth. This study explores the implications of a retrospective faith that elevated Jesus to perfect divinity, redefining sin.
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  • Author

    Jeffrey S. Siker

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    September 2015

  • Weight

    613g

  • Page Count

    320

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781107105416

  • ISBN-10

    1107105412

  • Eden Code

    4329998

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