How on earth did Jesus become a god?
Subtitle: historical questions about earliest devotion to Jesus
By: Larry W. Hurtado.
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Jesus Christ -- Cult -- History; Jesus Christ -- Divinity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
Description: "In How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? Larry Hurtado investigates the intense devotion to Jesus that emerged with surprising speed after his death. Reverence for Jesus among early Christians, notes Hurtado, included both grand claims about Jesus' significance and a pattern of devotional practices that effectively treated him as divine. This book argues that whatever one makes of such devotion to Jesus, the subject deserves serious historical consideration."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.