Born of a virgin?
Subtitle: reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, tradition, and theology
By: Andrew T. Lincoln
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780802869258; 9780281058396
Subjects: Nativity; Bible; Nativity of Jesus Christ; Theologie; Criticism, interpretation; Infancy narratives (Gospels); Virgin birth; Geschichtlichkeit; Geburt Jesu; Jungfrauengeburt; History of doctrines
Other titles: Reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, tradition, and theology
Description: " ... Begins by discussing why the virgin birth is such as difficult and divisive topic. The book then deals with a whole range of issues--literary, historical, and hermeneutical--from a critical yet positive perspective that takes seriously creedal confessions and theological concerns"--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-312) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: What is there to explore?; title: Beyond the infancy narratives: the so-called 'silent witness' of the New Testament; title: What are the infancy narratives?; title: Conceiving Jesus in Matthew; title: Conceiving Jesus in Luke; title: Behind the New Testament: historical exploration; title: After the New Testament: the rise to dominance of the virginal conception tradition; title: Reconceiving the tradition: the case of Schleiermacher; title: Reconceiving Jesus: Scripture and hermeneutics; title: Reconceiving Jesus: Christology and creed.