Christopher Barina Kaiser's Books

The dilemma of early Christology, the author observes, is found in the early Christian claims to have seen the Lord and beheld his glory - expressions that in early Judaism would have pointed unequivocally to visions of Israel's God. He also examines the phenomenon of kyriocentric visions in Second Temple Judaism.

The “dilemma of early Christology,” Kaiser observes, is found in the early Christian claims to have “seen the Lord” and “beheld his glory”—expressions that in early Judaism would have pointed unequivocally to visions of Israel’s God. The shift of those claims onto the figure of Jesus is usually explained either as a result of the resurrection of Jesus, presumed as a historical event, or on the influence of pagan polytheism. Kaiser examines the phenomenon of “kyriocentric” visions in Second Temple Judaism, asking whether such traditions are sufficient to account for the shape of early claims regarding the divinity of Christ.

The book proposes a new way of understanding the glory of God in Christian theology, based on glory as sign.

The key to the doctrine of the Trinity is the combination of transcendence and personality in the biblical portrayal of God. This idea is traced through Old Testament, New Testament, the Church Fathers, medieval scholasticism, the Reformation and early modern theology, and three 20th century theologians (Barth, Pannenberg, and Macquarrie).

Book's by Christopher Barina Kaiser

Seeing the Lord's Glory

Seeing the Lord's Glory

Seeing the Lord's Glory

Seeing the Lord's Glory

Theology in a Suffering World

Theology in a Suffering World

The Doctrine of God

The Doctrine of God

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