Temptations of Jesus in Early Christianity (Library of New Testament Studies | LNTS/JSNTS)
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Overview
This study lays the groundwork for establishing the validity of the thesis that the early church held a selective and unified view of the nature and content of the various temptations Jesus was regarded as having been subjected to in his lifetime. This leads to a clearer view of how the early church perceived the exigencies of its Lord’s mission and message, and provides fresh insights into such prominent New Testament themes as sonship, obedience, faithfulness and discipleship. It also opens up new possibilities for firmly establishing the occasion of those New Testament writings, such as the Gospel of Mark and even the Epistle to the Hebrews, where notice of and appeal to the example of Jesus in temptation appears as a prominent feature.
- Title: Temptations of Jesus in Early Christianity
- Author: Jeffrey Gibson
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 2004
- Pages: 384
Jeffrey Gibson teaches at the Evelyn Stone College of Roosevelt University, Chicago.
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Dale Goss (DAGOSS), 75yrs old
7/13/2025
I have been reading O.T / Jewish authors recently, both present day and historical, and have determined one major flaw in interpretation of the Bible. We know that all of the authors of the Bible were Jewish. If a document at that time was Greek it was written by a scribe, not the authors. However, we are making assumptions from Greek translations. What needs to be done is use Jewish manuscripts for translation into English or translate Greek documents back into Hebrew and then to English. Geak and English are a one dimensional languages whereas Hebrew is a multiple dimensional language.