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Did Paul teach that Jesus was divine and should be worshiped as such? How should this be viewed in relation to Jewish and Jewish-Christian monotheism? The debate over these and related questions has been raging in academic circles -- but it also has profound implications for church practice.In this book Chris Tilling offers a fresh contribution to the long-running debate on whether or not Paul’s Christology is divine. Refocusing the debate on the exegetical data and reengaging more broadly with the sweep of themes in Paul’s letters, Tilling’s innovative contribution is one that cannot be ignored.
Paul's Divine Christology, by Chris Tilling- Amazon Sales Rank: #677239 in Books
- Brand: Tilling, Chris
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.80" h x .91" w x 6.48" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
Review N. T. Wright "The case for an early high Christology has recently been made from many convergent angles. Here Chris Tilling adds a fresh and important element — that the relationship between the Christian and Christ was seen by Paul on the model of that between Israel and God."Michael J. Gorman "An innovative, perceptive, and highly significant account of the apostle Paul's understanding of Christ's divine status as it is discerned in his relation to believers within the church. Chris Tilling's book is a must-read for all interested in Paul's Christology and in its inseparable connection to Christian community."Richard Bauckham "Tilling achieves a major advance in the task of rediscovering the full significance of Paul's Christology. He joins other scholars who have recently been arguing that Paul sees Jesus Christ as truly divine, and he adds a very fruitful fresh perspective, focusing on the way believers relate to the living Christ as divine."Stephen E. Fowl "Dramatically advances the discussion of Pauline Christology. Tilling's control of ancient sources allows him to correct several significant misunderstandings and misperceptions regarding Paul's claims about Christ. . . . His keen analysis of long-standing scholarly problems moves several sterile debates in new and promising directions."Michael F. Bird "Masterful. . . . Tilling effectively opens up a new line of inquiry into early devotion to Jesus, beyond stalled debates about identity and function, and sets forth a new paradigm where Jesus' nature and activity relate to believers the same way as YHWH related to the Israelites. An erudite and learned volume on one of the most contested areas of New Testament studies."Trinity Journal "Tilling has provided one of those rare works that tackles an impossibly large and difficult problem regarding Christian origins and has offered an hypothesis that is sure to engage all those who continue to wrestle with Pauline Christology."The Bible Today “The author’s purpose and guiding question throughout this study is whether Paul considered Christ to be divine, or put another way, whether Pauline Christology is a ‘divine Christology.’ . . . Tilling makes a compelling case for his ‘relational’ approach to the issue, and his affirmation of this dimension of Paul’s Christology is a genuine contribution.”
About the Author Chris Tilling is senior lecturer in New Testament Studies atSt. Mellitus College and visiting lecturer in theology at King'sCollege London.Douglas A. Campbell is professor of NewTestament at Duke Divinity School. His other books includeThe Quest for Paul's Gospel: A Suggested Strategy.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful. The Best Defense To Date By Johnny Walker It is no overstatement to claim that Christology is central to Christian theology and identity. Indeed, insofar as that the claim is uninteresting and banal, and it is, it attests to its truth. Of course, to agree upon the primacy of Christology is a minor achievement. The truly interesting question is the content of that Christology. Surely enough, it is the question of content that awoke some of the greatest theological minds of the church's history. One must say no more than Athanasius to demonstrate that point.While at Nicea the church came to agreement upon the necessary boundaries of any orthodox Christology, and later at Chalcedon she sought further clarification and precision (though it may be questioned whether that was accomplished), Christology has remained a live question. As is known, controversy continued, thus, the monophysites and the monothelitism/dyothelitism debate. Yet, it wasn't until the Enlightenment that external forces began challenging traditional Christian claims. Most notably, historical-critical scholars, going straight to the heart of the matter, contested whether Jesus of Nazareth was anything like the Christ of Christ faith. The New Testament's lofty claims were met with severe suspicion. This suspicion has continued, challenging not only the congruency of the historical Jesus with the Christian confession, but also the "orthodoxy" of the New Testament itself. Namely, do the church's creeds have any grounding in her Scriptures.This is no more contested than in the area of Paul's Christology. Being that Paul's writings account for nearly half of the New Testament, it is a very significant question to ask whether the Nicene church has truly embodied, even at a reduced level, Paul's Christology. Though I have stated the matter in a more ecclesially concerned manner, it is largely this question occupying Chris Tilling's 2012 monograph, Paul's Divine Christology.As is obvious from the title, Tilling's response is in the affirmative, yet it is not without labor that he gets there. He contends with the leading scholars in the field, both those for and against a divine Christology in Paul, supplying a truly innovative and persuasive case that affirms Paul's Christ as divine. Thus, he roundly critiques Dunn and Casey for their negligence in attending to the vast majority of Pauline data, while challenging Fee, Bauckham, and Hurtado (while appropriating and strengthening them) for their similarly narrow schemes.Tilling's approach can be stated rather simply. He aims to bring as much of the Pauline data as possible to bear on his question, contending that what we find in Paul is a pattern that leads to the conclusion of Christ as divine. This pattern is particularly important for Tilling because he claims that Paul himself would have recognized it (thus, it does not suffer from severe anachronism). So what is the pattern? It is what he terms the Christ-relation. The Christ-relation is precisely the relationship between Christ and his church. This relation, according to Tilling's construal, is parallel with another very significant relation: the God-relation. Namely, the pattern of relationship between YHWH and Israel. A relationship that Tilling claims was relatively stable through 2nd Temple literature.This arguably just the right way to go about arguing for a contextually appropriate divine Christology. For, as has been well documented, Jewish monotheism was a relational monotheism that had less to do with ontology and more to do with allegiance. Likewise, in that it is a pattern, it allows for a certain degree of spottiness in the data, which should be expected in light of our sources. Paul's Christ-relation need not be identical to God-relation (how could it, being that the God-relation is not firmly set?), rather, it must only show a deep compatibility. A major portion of his work is demonstrating just this compatibility. It is for the reader to decide, yet, the evidence Tilling marshals is highly persuasive. This is especially the case when he treats the classic "problem texts" for high christologies. For example, in assessing the Similitudes of Enoch, Tilling is able to spin the matter around and argue compellingly that if Paul had access to this text, his Christ language was not dictated by the the Enochic Son of Man, but by the Enochic YHWH! This same reversal is demonstrated in Sirach and the Life of Adam and Eve with equal force.Tilling's defense of a divine Christology in Paul is the sharpest to date. He builds off the work of Hurtado, Bauckham, and Fee, while strengthening their individual arguments by filling crucial lacunae in their work. Similarly, he confronts the strongest opponents in such a way that avoids endless debates over exegetical minutia. The sheer range of data discussed and included will make any formidable critique a colossally demanding effort.Any future work of Christology will ignore Tilling's argument to its own peril.NOTE: This book was provided free of charge in exchange for an honest review.
29 of 33 people found the following review helpful. The Premier Book on Paul's Christology By Nick Norelli This published version of Chris Tilling's doctoral thesis written under the supervision of Max Turner is perhaps the most important work in the field of Pauline studies to have come along in the last 30 years.In Paul's Divine Christology Chris Tilling explores the entirety of Paul's undisputed letters (rather than myopically focusing on a few "key" texts) and discerns a pattern that Paul himself would have arguably recognized; namely the relational pattern of the risen Christ to believers, which has as it's only analogy the relationship between the God of Israel and his covenant people.This volume is intelligently written; persuasively argued; full of responsible exegesis; and truly an original and seminal contribution to its field. Scholars engaging in a study of Paul's Christology will not be able to be taken seriously unless they have interacted with Tilling's work. If Amazon allowed 10 star ratings this book would have received it!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Brilliant. Can this book be a game changer? By John Moore Tilling tackles one of the thorniest problems in earliest Christianity - whether or not Paul thought Jesus to be fully God.Many liberal scholars argue that Second Temple Judaism had a strata of Gods. The liberal Ehrman recently insisted Paul regarded Jesus as something akin to an angel, a second class God clearly inferior to YHWH himself.Tilling, who by the way appears to have read every single document ever written on the issue, refutes such arguments by veering into an uncharted area. Hurtado, of course, pointed out that Paul rewrote the Shema to include Jesus, which I have always though the strongest case.But Tilling has come up with an entirely new argument, and it may just be a game changer. He studies the manner in which Paul relates Jesus to YHWH, proving that Paul regarded Jesus as he did YHWH.So, Paul relates to Christ in the same way he relates to YHWH, but also he "contrasts idolatry against commitment to Christ" (p 101).Tilling point out that "Paul having opened his argument in a way that expresses true faith in the one God as their relational commitment of believers to this God over idolatry goes on to speak explicitly and continually of the relation between risen Lord and believers over against idolatry...He details this Christ-relation with the terms and categories drawn from the complex of themes and categories drawn from the complex of themes and concepts that, in the Jewish scriptures describe the relation between Israel and YHWH over against idolatry" (p 76).He finds that "Precisely in a context that contrasts the monotheistic 'knowledge' of the Corinthians with the relational 'necessary' monotheistic knowing of love for God, Paul includes Christ directly in this relational dynamic, and does so by employing a text in Deuteronomy that was central to the daily prayer life of Jews and to the relationship between YHWH and Israel" (p 91).
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