Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Christological Sources
- 1 Christology in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
- 2 Christology in the New Testament: Gospels and Acts
- 3 Christology in the New Testament: Epistles and Revelation
- 4 Christology in the Ecumenical Councils
- Part II The Christological Reception
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
3 - Christology in the New Testament: Epistles and Revelation
from Part I - The Christological Sources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2025
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Christological Sources
- 1 Christology in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
- 2 Christology in the New Testament: Gospels and Acts
- 3 Christology in the New Testament: Epistles and Revelation
- 4 Christology in the Ecumenical Councils
- Part II The Christological Reception
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
This chapter argues that many New Testament authors develop their Christologies through the use of quotations of Scripture. Images for figures in Jewish interpretation provide a rich resource for these authors as they describe the significance of the work of Jesus for the people of God. This chapter features four passages with a network of scriptural references to illustrate the breadth of Christology represented in the New Testament Epistles.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Christology , pp. 45 - 59Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
References
Further Suggested Readings
Bates, Matthew W. The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation: The Center of Paul’s Method of Scriptural Interpretation. Waco, TX, 2012.Google Scholar
Bühner, Ruben A. Messianic High Christology: New Testament Variants of Second Temple Judaism. Waco, TX, 2021.Google Scholar
Hill, Wesley. Paul and the Trinity: Persons, Relations, and the Pauline Letters. Grand Rapids, MI, 2015.Google Scholar
Kirk, J. R. Daniel. A Man Attested by God: The Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels. Grand Rapids, MI, 2016.Google Scholar
Novenson, Matthew V. Christ Among the Messiahs: Christ Language in Paul and Messiah Language in Ancient Judaism. New York City, NY, 2012.10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199844579.001.0001CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pierce, Madison N. Divine Discourse in the Epistle to the Hebrews: The Recontextualization of Spoken Quotations of Scripture. SNTSMS 178. Cambridge, 2020.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Smith, Brandon D. The Trinity in the Book of Revelation: Seeing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in John’s Apocalypse. Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture. Downers Grove, IL, 2022.Google Scholar
Wagner, J. Ross. Heralds of the Good News: Isaiah and Paul in Concert in the Letter to the Romans. NovTSup 101. Leiden, 2003.Google Scholar
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