Resurrection-Faith and the ‘Historical’ Jesus

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ID19477884
AuthorsLarry W Hurtado (University of EdinburghUK, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume11
Issue1
Pages35-52
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-8690 • E-ISSN: 1745-5197
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/17455197-01101003
OpenAlexW1978871401
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited1

It is clear that a remarkable Jesus-devotion, in which Jesus was accorded unprecedented kinds of reverence, was central in early Christian faith from its earliest extant expressions, and represents a significant escalation from the kinds of reverence that followers expressed during Jesus’ earthly ministry. This devotion seems to have been prompted by the conviction that God had raised Jesus from death and given him heavenly glory. The impact of Jesus’ own activities was certainly a factor, but experiences of the risen Jesus were crucial in generating this belief. Moreover, Jesus’ resurrection meant a resounding vindication of the earthly Jesus. Belief in Jesus’ personal resurrection, thus, contributed strongly to interest in Jesus’ own activities and teaching, the formation and circulation of Jesus-tradition, and the composition of narrative accounts of his career. In short, the earliest ‘quest for the historical Jesus’ was prompted by the conviction that he had been resurrected

Art · Conviction · Epistemology · Extant taxon · Faith · Glory · Historical Jesus · Literature · Messiah · Narrative · Reverence · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies

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