02126nam a2200361Ia 4500 ocn663469776 OCoLC 20200709055301.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100910s2010 mdu sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781442201101 (electronic bk.) 144220110X (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)663469776 332854 (N$T) BT216.3 .O94 2010eb 232/.8 22 N$TA Overman, Dean L. A case for the divinity of Jesus [electronic resource] : examining the earliest evidence / Dean L. Overman. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010. 1 online resource (xxvii, 323 p.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-306) and index. Introduction -- Worship patterns in the very earliest church indicate an immediate veneration of Jesus as divine following his crucifixion -- In the Synoptic and Johannine gospels, Jesus used the term "I Am" (ego eimi), words that function as the Name of God in the first century; hence his conviction for blasphemy in his trial before the sanhedrin -- Reliability of the canonical gospel accounts is supported by the historical evidence -- The means of communication of the gospel was through a reliable oral gospel tradition -- The resurrection is a plausible event -- The new and old gnosticism are based on fantasies, not on historical events -- One cannot logically maintain that all religions describe a path to the same reality -- How should one engage a person of another faith concerning diverse religious beliefs? Description based on print version record. Jesus Christ Divinity. Electronic books. Print version: Overman, Dean L. Case for the divinity of Jesus. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010 9780742563278 (OCoLC)475597537 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=332854 cpp1254 02 N$T 49928 49928