Extensive scholarship has been devoted to Jesus' depiction in the Gospels, and how such depiction is influenced by the Old Testament. Gregory R. Lanier presents a newcase for the importance of conceptual metaphor, arguing that the Gospel of Luke employs certain metaphors reflected in Israel's traditions-such as "horn of salvation," "dawn from on high," "mother bird gathering Jerusalem's children," and "crushing stone"-in order to portray the identity of Jesus as both an agent of salvation and, more provocatively, the one God of Israel.

Setting his argument at the intersection of three sub-fields of New Testament scholarship-early Christology, the use of Israel's Scriptures in the New Testament, and contemporary metaphor theory-Lanier suggests ways to overcome the "low"-"high "binary and perceive the Gospel's Christology as multi-faceted. Applying metaphor theory to the influence of the Old Testament metaphors on Luke's Christology, Lanier adds methodological rigor to the tracing of such influences in cases where standard criteria for quotations and allusions/echoes are stretched thin.

Examines how Luke's gospel transforms and applies Old Testament/Jewish divine and messianic metaphors to portray the identity of Jesus.

About the Author
Gregory R. Lanier (PH.D.) is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Dean of Students at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, USA.

Reviews
An innovative contribution to high Christology research in Luke. Lanier has managed to deal with a significant breadth of material without offering only a surface-level treatment. * Reviews in Biblical and Early Christian Studies *



Book Information
ISBN 9780567693280
Author Dr. Gregory R. Lanier
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint T.& T.Clark Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 440g