Jesus the Eternal Son: Answering Adoptionist Christology

by Michael F. Bird

Adoptionism--the idea that Jesus is portrayed in the Bible as a human figure who was adopted as God's son at his baptism or resurrection--has been commonly accepted in much recent scholarship as the earliest explanation of Jesus's divine status. In this book Michael Bird draws that view into question with a thorough examination of pre-Pauline materials, the Gospel of Mark, and patristic sources.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802875068
• ISBN13: 9780802875068
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"