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Jesus and the Spirit: A Study of the Religious and Charismatic Experience of Jesus and the First Christians as Reflected in the New Testamen: A Study ... Christians as Reflected in the New Testament

By James D. G. Dunn

Book information

Publisher
William B Eerdman Co
Year
1997
ISBN
9780802842916, 0802842917
LCC
BT590.S65 D86 1997
Open Library ID
OL1009880M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (33787651 bytes)
Pages
266\266
Topic
Religion
Library
breathetheword.org.uk
Time added
2010-12-16 09:36:06

Description

In this book James D. G. Dunn explores the nature of the religious experiences that were at the forefront of emerging Christianity. Dunn first looks at the religious experience of Jesus, focusing especially on his experience of God in terms of his sense of sonship and his consciousness of the Spirit. He also considers the question of whether Jesus was a charismatic. Next Dunn examines the religious experiences of the earliest Christian communities, especially the resurrection appearances, Pentecost, and the signs and wonders recounted by Luke. Finally Dunn explores the religious experiences that made Paul so influential and that subsequently shaped Pauline Christianity and the religious life of his churches. The result is a thorough and stimulating study that not only recovers the religious experiences of Jesus and the early church but also has important implications for our experience of the Spirit today.

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