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By Larry W. Hurtado

In How in the world Did Jesus develop into a God? Larry Hurtado investigates the serious devotion to Jesus that emerged with unbelievable pace after his loss of life. Reverence for Jesus between early Christians, notes Hurtado, incorporated either grand claims approximately Jesus' value and a trend of devotional practices that successfully handled him as divine. This ebook argues that no matter what one makes of such devotion to Jesus, the topic merits severe historic consideration.

Mapping out the vigorous present debate approximately Jesus, Hurtado explains the facts, concerns, and positions at stake. He is going directly to deal with the competition to -- and critical bills of -- worshiping Jesus, the background of incorporating such devotion into Jewish monotheism, and the position of non secular event in Christianity's improvement out of Judaism. The follow-up to Hurtado's award-winningLord Jesus Christ (2003), this booklet offers compelling solutions to queries in regards to the improvement of the church's trust within the divinity of Jesus.

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