The Faithfulness of the Risen Christ: Pistis and the Exalted Lord in the Pauline Letters

by Benjamin J Lappenga, David J Downs, Benjamin J. Lappenga

The pistis Christou construction in Paul's letters has ignited heated debates among Pauline scholars and theologians. On the one side, some claim that the phrase denotes human faith placed in Christ. Others, however, contend that pistis Christou in Paul alludes to the faithfulness of Christ himself, with Christ's pistis chiefly demonstrated in his willingness to suffer and die upon the cross. Yet both sides of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481310909
• ISBN13: 9781481310901
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.7"