Lord Jesus Christ (New Studies in Dogmatics)
Overview
A major study of the doctrine of Christ that is biblical and historical, evangelical and ecumenical, conceptually clear and contextually relevant.
A study of the doctrine of Christ that is biblical and historical, evangelical and ecumenical, conceptually clear and contextually relevant.
Lord Jesus Christ expounds the doctrine of Christ by focusing upon theological interpretation of Scripture regarding Jesus’s identity. The book’s structure traces a Christological arc from the eternal communion of the Triune God through creation, covenants, Incarnation, passion, and exaltation all the way to the consummation of redemptive history. This arc identifies Jesus as the divine Lord who assumed human flesh for our salvation.
The book expounds and defends a classically Reformed Christology in relation to contemporary contexts and challenges, engaging both philosophical and global concerns. Each chapter begins with the theological interpretation of a key Scripture text before expounding key concepts of orthodox Protestant Christology. Lord Jesus Christ is a unique example of writing dogmatic theology by way of theological exegesis. The result is a volume that engages the numerous scholarly volumes on Christology that have appeared within the last couple of decades but provides a contemporary account of a traditional view.
New Studies in Dogmatics seeks to retrieve the riches of Christian doctrine for the sake of contemporary theological renewal. Following in the tradition of G. C. Berkouwer’s Studies in Dogmatics, this series will provide thoughtful, concise, and readable treatments of major theological topics, expressing the biblical, creedal, and confessional shape of Christian doctrine for a contemporary evangelical audience. The editors and contributors share a common conviction that the way forward in constructive systematic theology lies in building upon the foundations laid in the church’s historic understanding of the Word of God as professed in its creeds, councils, and confessions, and by its most trusted teachers.
- Engages the numerous scholarly volumes on Christology that have appeared within the last couple of decades
- Defends a classically Reformed Christology in relation to contemporary contexts
- Expounds the doctrine of Christ by focusing upon theological interpretation of Scripture regarding Jesus's identity
- Introduction
- 1. Communion as the Son of God (Ephesians 1:3–14)
- 2. Creation as the Image of God (Colossians 1:15–29)
- 3. Covenant as the Messiah (Luke 24:13–35)
- 4. Advent as Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)
- 5. Revelation as the Word (John 1:1–18)
- 6. Humiliation of the Lord as Servant (Philippians 2:5–11)
- 7. Mission as Jesus of Nazareth, the Savior (Luke 4:14–30)
- 8. Passion as the Son of Man (Mark 10:32–45 [Isaiah 52:13–53:12])
- 9. Exaltation as the Mediator (Hebrews 7:22–8:6)
- 10. Consummation as the Bridegroom (Revelation 21:1–22:5)
Modern Christology has left a wasteland in its wake, from its bifurcation of Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ of faith to the rise of kenotic Christology’s abandonment of Christ’s divine attributes. Even evangelicals have been susceptible to revisionism by means of Spirit Christology. But Daniel Treier’s Lord Jesus Christ is a shelter for refugees weary from the winds of modern Christology. The conspicuous strength of Daniel Treier is his ability to rigorously exegete Scripture by means of an orthodox commitment to Chalcedon. Treier is also refreshing because he demonstrates the entailments of Christology for the church’s participation in Christ, though some will wish he substantiated such a move with a more pronounced commitment to the metaphysic of classical realism. Conversant with the vast landscape of contemporary literature, Treier is a long-anticipated sign that Reformed, classical Christology will have a future once more.
—Matthew Barrett, professor of Christian theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
In Lord Jesus Christ, Dan Treier has given the church a precious gift, a fresh articulation—biblically based, historically informed, doctrinally aware, culturally alert, and elegantly structured—of the answer to the Christian’s most important question: Who do we say Jesus is? In providing a clear, cogent, and comprehensive response, and in modelling healthy interaction between biblical exegesis and systematic theology, Treier’s book is (to borrow one of its key terms) the epitome of evangelical dogmatic Christology
—Kevin J. Vanhoozer, research professor of systematic theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Lord Jesus Christ does a masterful job exploring Christology through the lens of dogmatic theology. Treier couples his extensive knowledge of theology with his expertise in biblical exegesis, providing an excellent intermediate-level examination of key aspects of Christ’s person and work. Written from a Reformed position, Treier engages a broad range of global, female, and minoritized voices, as well as numerous scholars in biblical studies. Lord Jesus Christ is a must-have resource pastors and scholars will return to again and again.
—Lynn H. Cohick, distinguished professor of New Testament, Houston Theological Seminary
- Title: Lord Jesus Christ
- Author: Daniel J. Treier
- Series: New Studies in Dogmatics
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Pages: 384
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › History of doctrines; Jesus Christ › Person and offices
- ISBNs: 9780310160458, 9780310491774, 9780310491781, 0310160456, 0310491770, 0310491789
- Resource ID: LLS:LRDJSSCSTDGMTCS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-31T18:34:19Z