Kyrios Christos: A History of the Belief in Christ from the Beginnings of Christianity to Irenaeus

by Wilhelm Bousset

Book Overview

In Kyrios Christos, Wilhelm Bousset argues that the Hellenistic Church's declaration of "Jesus as Lord" is a transformation of the pre-Christian Judaic community's understanding of Jesus as the Son of Man. This unique distinction between the primitive Palestinian community and Hellenistic Christianity reveals how the earliest Christian beliefs were informed by existing religious influences. A well-known classic, Kyrios Christos defined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602589879
• ISBN13: 9781602589872
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"