Title: Son of God : divine sonship in Jewish and Christian antiquity /
Authors: Allen, Garrick V.; Akagi, Kai; Sloan, Paul; Nevader, Madhavi, 1976-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Son of God History of doctrines; Son of God (Judaism); Son of God (Judaism)
Abstract: "An interdisciplinary exploration of the diverse discourse on divine sonship in ancient Jewish and Christian literature. Authors focus on a range of issues including messianism, deification, eschatological figures, Jesus, interreligious polemics, and the Roman and Jewish backgrounds of early Christian writers and the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Son of God and Son of Man : 4Q246 in the light of the Book of Daniel / Reinhard G. Kratz -- Son of God, Sons of God, and election in the Dead Sea scrolls / George J. Brooke -- Son of God in Wisdom 2:16-18 : between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament / Jan Joosten -- Son of God in the Book of Revelation and apocalyptic literature / Garrick V. Allen -- Whose Son is the Messiah? / Matthew V. Novenson -- Jesus's use of "Father" and disuse of "Lord" / Richard Bauckham -- 'Whoever does the will of God" (Mark 3:35) : Mark's Christ as the model Son / Max Botner -- Son of God and Christian origins / N.T. Wright -- Son of God in Gentile contexts (that is, almost everywhere) / Michael Peppard -- "Declared to be Son of God in power" : Romans 1:4 and the iconography of imperial apotheosis / Sarah Whittle -- "To become like his brothers" : divine sonship and siblingship in Hebrews / Mateusz Kusio -- Son(s) of God : Israel and Christ : a study of transformation, adaption, and rivalry / Menahem Kister -- What does God get out of it? : reciprocity and divine sonship / Michael A. Lyons.