Christ is King
Author: Joshua W. Jipp
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781451482102
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUntil recently, many scholars have read Pauls use of the word Christos as more of a proper name (Jesus Christ) than a title, Jesus the Messiah. Joshua Jipp broadens the discussion by surveying Greco-Roman and Jewish depictions of the ideal king and argues for the influence of these traditions on several aspects of Pauls thought, including Pauls language of participation in Christ. Jipp finds that Pauls use of royal tropes is indeed significant, and concludes that Christos is a royal title, an honorific, within Pauls letters.