Jesus and Philosophy: New Essays

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511809408

What, if anything, does Jesus of Nazareth have to do with philosophy? This question motivates this collection of essays from leading theologians, philosophers, and biblical scholars. Part I portrays Jesus in his first-century intellectual and historical context, attending to intellectual influences and contributions and contemporaneous similar patterns of thought. Part II examines how Jesus influenced two of the most prominent medieval philosophers. It considers the seeming conceptual shift from Hebraic categories of thought to distinctively Greco-Roman ones in later Christian philosophers. Part III considers the significance of Jesus for some prominent contemporary philosophical topics, including epistemology and the meaning of life. The focus is not so much on how 'Christianity' figures in such topics as on how Jesus makes distinctive contributions to them.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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- By Paul K. Moser
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Contributors
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Introduction: Jesus and Philosophy
pp 1-24
- By Paul K. Moser
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PART ONE - JESUS IN HIS FIRST-CENTURY THOUGHT CONTEXT
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1 - Jesus: Sources and Self-Understanding
pp 27-40
- By Craig A. Evans
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2 - Sipping from the Cup of Wisdom
pp 41-62
- By James L. Crenshaw
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3 - The Jesus of the Gospels and Philosophy
pp 63-83
- By Luke Timothy Johnson
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4 - Paul, the Mind of Christ, and Philosophy
pp 84-106
- By Paul W. Gooch
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PART TWO - JESUS IN MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
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5 - Jesus and Augustine
pp 109-123
- By Gareth B. Matthews
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6 - Jesus and Aquinas
pp 124-146
- By Brian Leftow
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PART THREE - JESUS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
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7 - The Epistemology of Jesus: An Initial Investigation
pp 149-168
- By William J. Abraham
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8 - Paul Ricoeur: A Biblical Philosopher on Jesus
pp 169-193
- By David F. Ford
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9 - Jesus and Forgiveness
pp 194-214
- By Nicholas Wolterstorff
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10 - Jesus Christ and the Meaning of Life
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- By Charles Taliaferro
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

Introduction: Jesus and Philosophy
pp 1-24

PART ONE - JESUS IN HIS FIRST-CENTURY THOUGHT CONTEXT
pp 25-26

1 - Jesus: Sources and Self-Understanding
pp 27-40

2 - Sipping from the Cup of Wisdom
pp 41-62

3 - The Jesus of the Gospels and Philosophy
pp 63-83

4 - Paul, the Mind of Christ, and Philosophy
pp 84-106

PART TWO - JESUS IN MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
pp 107-108

5 - Jesus and Augustine
pp 109-123

6 - Jesus and Aquinas
pp 124-146

PART THREE - JESUS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
pp 147-148

7 - The Epistemology of Jesus: An Initial Investigation
pp 149-168

8 - Paul Ricoeur: A Biblical Philosopher on Jesus
pp 169-193

9 - Jesus and Forgiveness
pp 194-214

10 - Jesus Christ and the Meaning of Life
pp 215-230

Index
pp 231-236

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