The Descent of Christ

Ephesians 4:7-11 and Traditional Hebrew Imagery
Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-90-04-10310-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 221 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Reihe: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums

This volume examines early Jewish and Christian imagery to demonstrate that the most probable interpretation of Christ's descent in Ephesians 4:9-10 refers to the descent of the Spirit at Pentecost subsequent to the ascent mentioned in Ephesians 4:8.
The central portion of the book deals with the ascent-descent imagery associating Ps. 68:19 with Moses as found in Targum Psalms, the rabbinic literature, and other early sources.
The section dealing with rabbinic interpretations of Ps. 68:19 is of particular importance, demonstrating an approach for dating elements found in the later rabbinic tradition. The theological innovation of the author of Ephesians in identifying the ascended Christ as the Spirit who descended at Pentecost is highlighted as the best explanation of this difficult passage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, Hall

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Bibelwissenschaften: Sachbuch, Erbauung, Didaktik

Über Autor(innen)

W. Hall Harris III, Ph.D. (1989) in Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, is Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has published several articles on Ephesians and contributed a chapter on Johannine theology to A Biblical Theology of the New Testament (Moody, 1994).