Iesus Deus : the early Christian depiction of Jesus as a Mediterranean god /

What does it mean for Jesus to be "deified" in early Christian literature? Early Christians did not simply assert Jesus'divinity; in their literature, they depicted Jesus with the specific and widely-recognized traits of Mediterranean deities. Relying on the methods of the history of...

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Main Author: Litwa, M. David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2014.
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