New Testament Christological Hymns, The
A study of the hymnic and liturgical material in the New Testament which describes Christ's nature and person. Professor Sanders analyzes the hymns in detail and finds in them a common mythological pattern. He traces its origin to a particular and unorthodox branch of Judaism which is itself a branch of the 'wisdom' tradition where the thanksgiving hymn had its home. His conclusions therefore have considerable importance and implications for questions about the origins of Gnosticism and its...
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A study of the hymnic and liturgical material in the New Testament which describes Christ's nature and person.
Preface; Abbreviations; Hymns in the New Testament; Part I. Formal Analysis of the Hymns:1. The New Testament Christological hymns; Part II. The Current Status of the Investigation: 2. The Prologue of John; 3. Philippians ii. 6-11; 4. Colossians i. 15-20; 5. The shorter passages; Part III. Historical Religious Background of the New Testament Christological Hymns: 6. The odes of Solomon; 7. The coptic gnostic literature from Nag Hammadi; 8. The Thanksgiving of the Wisdom School; 9. The New Testament Christological hymns as language; Bibliography; Index.
