Buch, Deutsch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 828 g
Band 3: Jesus in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Buch, Deutsch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 828 g
ISBN: 978-3-525-57033-3
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
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Nathan Söderblom is generally known for his scholarly achievements as a historian of religion and as an ecumenical churchman. The present volume presents him as a theologian of equally high caliber. His view of the life and work of Jesus Christ was the center of his concept of theology. The first text, an early essay, deals with the relation between Jesus’ expectation of an imminent doomsday and his high esteem of natural human life. The major part of the volume is dedicated to the “Story of Christ's Passion“. Several threads are artfully interwoven in it. Basically a devotional book retelling the Biblical recital, it is founded on modern critical exegesis and thorough theological reflection. It takes on the form of a medieval mystery play, but in such a way as to include the viewers as participants. References to the passion story’s background in the history of religions and samples of its later interpretation in theology, literature, and the fine arts, most specifically in J. S. Bach’s music, are included at every stage. The overriding idea is that in the passion of Christ, the religions of sacrifice are being overcome by God taking suffering upon himself for the sake of reconciliation with humans.