Jesus and the church: the foundation of the church in the New Testament and modern theology
"Did Jesus 'found' the Christian Church? If so, what then is Church's true foundation? Or does 'the Eucharist make the Church'? Paul Avis sets out his own answer to these questions. He argues that critical scholarship allows us to hold that there is something solid and...
| Resumo: | "Did Jesus 'found' the Christian Church? If so, what then is Church's true foundation? Or does 'the Eucharist make the Church'? Paul Avis sets out his own answer to these questions. He argues that critical scholarship allows us to hold that there is something solid and dependable at the foundation of the Church's life and mission. The Church is battered and divided, but at its core is a treasure that is indestructible - the gospel of Christ, embodied in word and sacrament. Jesus did want a church in a sense, but not as we know it. Jesus himself proclaimed the gospel of the Kingdom and his disciples proclaimed the gospel whose content was Jesus Christ himself, the Kingdom in person. So a central theme of the book is the relationship between the Church and Christ, the Church and the gospel, the Church and the Kingdom. Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is the sole foundation of the Church, but he cannot be without his people"-- Preface -- Abbreviations and References -- 1. Rock of Ages and Living Waters -- 2. Jesus and the Church -- 3. Biblical Speech about the Church -- 4. Images of Christ and the Church in the New Testament -- 5. From 'Founder' to 'Foundation' -- 6. The Foundation of the Church in Protestant Theology -- 7. The Foundation of the Church in Roman Catholic Theology -- 8. The Foundation of the Church in Anglican Theology -- 9. The Paschal Mystery the Foundation of the Church -- Bibliography -- Index of Names |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrição Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (256 pages) |
| Tipo de documento: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 0567696200 |
| Acesso: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781474217323 |