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020			_a 9780199752096 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
050			_aBT482 _b.B78 2011
100			_aBryan, Christopher, 1935-
245			_aThe resurrection of the Messiah / _cChristopher Bryan.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2011.
300			_ax, 432 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billus. ; _c25 cm
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
520			_aIn the Resurrection of the Messiah, Christopher Bryan combines literary, historical, and theological approaches in a study of the doctrine of the Resurrection. The book is divided into three parts. The first section provides a careful and sympathetic description of first-century Jewish and pagan opinions and beliefs about death and what might follow. This is followed by a presentation of a general account of early Christian claims about the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.
520			_aThe second part of the book offers a detailed, full-length commentary on and exegesis of the main New Testament texts that speak of Jesus death and resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15 and the narratives in the four canonical gospels. As a framework for this commentary, Bryan utilizes the pattern of apostolic preaching presented by Paul and then echoed by each of the four evangelists, namely the formula "Christ died, Christ was buried, Christ has been raised, christ appeared."
520			_aThe final section of the book is spent discussing and evaluating various proposals that have been made by those attempting to explain the data in ways that differ from the traditional Christian explanation. Bryan also considers various theological and ethical implications of accepting the claim "Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead." Throughout his study, Bryan exhibits a willingness to face hard questions as well as an appropriate reverence for a faith that for almost two thousand years has enabled millions of people to lead lives of meaning and grace. -- Book Jacket.
600			_bJesus Christ _xResurrection.
655			_b 4 Faculty publications _y2011.
942			_2lcc _cBK