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Obedient Unto Death: Philippians 2:8, Gethsemane, And The Historical Jesus, James Mcgrath
Obedient Unto Death: Philippians 2:8, Gethsemane, And The Historical Jesus, James Mcgrath
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Despite the extensive attention that has been given to Philippians 2:6–11 in relation to its Christology, the possibility that v8 alludes to the story about Jesus in Gethsemane has received only cursory mention when it has been considered at all. Philippians 2:8 and the Gospel tradition converge in depicting Jesus choosing to be obedient to God even to the point of death, in the absence of an interpretation of that death as itself salvific. The historical allusion, offered in the midst of a heavily theologized Christo- logical statement, offers an excellent test case for an approach to history which accepts …
Indian Christian Historiography From Below, From Above, And In Between., Chad M. Bauman
Indian Christian Historiography From Below, From Above, And In Between., Chad M. Bauman
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The article reviews the books "India and the Indianness of Christianity: Essays on Understanding--Historical, Theological, and Bibliographical--in Honor of Eric Frykenberg," edited by Richard Fox Young, part of the Studies in the History of Christian Missions series, and "A Social History of Christianity: North-west India Since 1800," by John C.B. Webster.