Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus - Stephen J. Patterson - Books - Augsburg Fortress Publishers - 9780800636746 - August 16, 2004
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Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus

Stephen J. Patterson

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Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus

For most Christian believers, what is truly remarkable and important about Jesus is not his life, but his resurrection from the dead. They may believe that Jesus' death is significant not as the end of Jesus' life, but as the first half of the saving event that comprises the Christian gospel: the death and resurrection of Jesus. For Christians, this great divine cosmic event, around which all of human history pivots, is what saves us from our sins. Apart from this, the death of Jesus would simply be the meaningless end to an interesting but insignificant life. In this lively and provocative work, Patterson reconstructs early Christian assessments of Jesus' significance and also questions basic assumptions about modern interpretations of Jesus' death. He emphasizes the importance of Jesus' life in relation to his death and resurrection. And he challenges individualistic notions of how Jesus' death relates to Christian ethics.


161 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 16, 2004
ISBN13 9780800636746
Publishers Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Pages 176
Dimensions 140 × 178 × 11 mm   ·   318 g
Language English  

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