Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of his Prophetic Mission
Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of his Prophetic Mission

Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of his Prophetic Mission

in Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

by Tobias Hägerland

Pages 324
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Published 2014
ISBN-13 9781107414815
The Gospels record that Jesus purported to forgive sins. What significance would such a claim have had for his contemporaries and what would the implications have been for his identity as a first-century popular prophet? Tobias Hägerland answers these questions and more as he investigates the forgiveness of sins in the mission of the historical Jesus. The Gospels are interpreted within the context of first-century Judaism as part of a broader reconstruction of Jesus' career as a healer and prophet, and rhetorical criticism is introduced as a tool for explaining how the gospel tradition about Jesus and forgiveness developed. Hägerland combines detailed exegesis and rigorous methodology with a holistic view of the historical Jesus, evaluating recent scholarship about first-century Jewish prophets and utilizing previously neglected textual evidence to present a thorough investigation of the theology of forgiveness in early Judaism and primitive Christianity.

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