The Mission of Jesus

Second Nordic Symposium on the Historical Jesus, Lund, 7-10 October 2012

edited by Samuel Byrskog and Tobias Hagerland

Book cover: The Mission of Jesus

Extent: 239 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe

Series volume number: 391

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2015)

ISBN: 9783161533358

6.06 x 9.06 inches

Price: $112.00

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From the inception of critical Jesus research, the questions of Jesus’ understanding of his authority and his aims have been central to this field of inquiry. Up to this day, scholars are making efforts toward resolving those questions. This volume is a collection of contributions that were originally presented at the second Nordic Symposium on the historical Jesus in Lund 2012. Researchers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden continue and broaden a conversation that was initiated in Turku 2010. The topics of Jesus’ identity and aims are coupled under the concept of “mission,” which includes his notion of being sent, the purposes that he aimed to fulfill, and the means of carrying out these purposes. Contributions to the volume discuss methodological problems, analyze proposals made in previous research, and suggest new understandings of various aspects of the mission of Jesus.

  • Edited by Samuel Byrskog
  • Edited by Tobias Hagerland