Ra, Yoseop creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. oru 2015 monographic eng 1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) This book shows readers the nature of Christian faith by exploring how the gospel was originated, formed, and developed. As author Yoseop Ra demonstrates, the Christian faith began to develop during the conflict between Paul and the Jerusalem apostles, while the redemptive death of Jesus Christ on the cross, the core of the gospel, was made through theological interpretation and spiritual confession. The Origin and Formation of the Gospel offers new interpretations based on a profound analysis of sources. First, author Yoseop Ra shows Q to have been redacted four times. Second, he identifies the original form of the first Christian gospel and separates Paul's seven genuine epistles into sixteen letters. Finally, Ra offers an analysis of four Gospels and other writings to argue that the redemptive role of the cross was introduced as a breakthrough on the part of Paul to overcome the Jerusalem apostles, identifying the kingdom of God as the garden of Eden. Prologue -- The Biblical Theological Approach -- The Formation of Christian Tradition -- The Concept of Gospel -- The First Gospel and its Development -- According to the Scriptures -- The Death of Christ -- The Burial of Christ -- The Resurrection of Christ -- The Epiphany of Christ -- The Gospel of Q and its Development -- The Edenic Kingdom of God -- The Ascension of Jesus -- The Second Advent of Jesus -- The Pauline Gospel and its Development -- The Adam Christology -- The Birth of Jesus Christ -- The Theology of Redemption -- The Lord's Supper. Yoseop Ra. Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and index. Introductions Christianity BR121.3 .R3 2015eb 230 Ra, Yoseop. Eugene : Wipf and Stock Publishers, ©2015 9781498203111 1498203116 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1026525 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1026525 EBLCP 190223 20200709060353.0 on1088332018 eng