Jesus and the metaphors of God
Subtitle: the Christs of the New Testament
By: Bernard J. Lee.
Series: Studies in Judaism and Christianity; Conversation on the road not taken ;; v. 2
Publisher: Paulist Press; Paulist Pr
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Jesus Christ -- Person and offices; Ruaḥ (The Hebrew word); Word of God (Theology); Logos (Christian theology); Wisdom (Biblical personification); God -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600; God -- Knowableness
Description: Jesus and the Metaphors of God is the second of a richly significant three-volume study of the Jewish origins of Christianity and their relevance to Christian identity today. In Volume 1, The Galilean Jewishness of Jesus, Lee explores the Galilean Jewish character of Jesus and of Christian beginnings. Jesus and the Metaphor of God, Volume 2, explores the layers of God-meanings in the New Testament as they are found encoded in several major metaphors: Ruach/Spirit; Dabhar/Word; Sophia/Wisdom; Logos/Word.

Whenever God-meanings shift, explains Lee, so does the christological meaning of Jesus as the Christ of God. Jesus and the Metaphors of God is a ground-breaking study of these multiple layers of God-meanings and an important contribution to understanding how culturally conditioned metaphors function throughout the Christian scriptures. This truly significant work makes a well-argued and distinctive contribution to the theology of the New Testament and the Jewish-Christian dialogue.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-198) and index.
"A Stimulus book."