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Title: Faith in Jesus
Subtitle: The Historical Jesus and the Object of Faith
Author(s): GRINDHEIM, Sigurd
Journal: Biblica
Volume: 97    Issue: 1   Date: 2016   
Pages: 79-100
DOI: 10.2143/BIB.97.1.3183474

Abstract :
Did Jesus call his followers to believe in him? or did he merely call them to believe in God or in the contents of his teaching? This article examines the evidence found in the Synoptic Gospels and discusses its possible Christological implications in light of the Scriptures of Israel and the writings of Second Temple Judaism. If Jesus expected to be the object of his disciples’ faith, his expectation may be understood in light of his redefinition of messiahship. But he may also be seen to have placed himself in the role of God, who was the object of Israel’s faith in the Scriptures of Israel and in Second Temple Judaism.


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