The Cross of the Son of God

by Martin Hengel

Publisher:

SCM Press LTD

, 1986

Overview

Christology developed more in the period from the crucifixion of Jesus to the writing of Paul’s letter to the Philippians than in the following seven centuries combined. This volume conveniently collects together three related short studies by Martin Hengel: The Son of God, Crucifixion and The Atonement. Together they form an important introduction to a crucial period in the development of Christian belief.

Product Details

• Title: The Cross of the Son of God
• Author: Martin Hengel
• Publisher: SCM Press LTD
• Print Publication Date: 1986
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600; Son of God › History of doctrines; Jesus Christ › Crucifixion
• ISBN: 033401963
• Resource ID: LLS:SCMCROSSSONGOD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2020-06-05T15:55:02Z

About Martin Hengel

Martin Hengel (1926–2009) was emeritus professor of New Testament and early Judaism at the University of Tübingen. He specialized in early Christianity and the origins of Christianity. 

Hengel began studying theology in 1947 in Tübingen before moving to the University of Heidelberg in 1949. He eventually earned his Ph.D. in 1959 from the University of Tübingen.

Hengel’s works include Studies in Early Christology, Crucifixion: In the Ancient World and the Folly of the Message of the Cross, and The Septuagint as Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory and the Problem of its Canon.