Early Christian Discourses on Jesus’ Prayer at Gethsemane
Download or Read eBook Early Christian Discourses on Jesus’ Prayer at Gethsemane PDF written by Karl Olav Sandnes and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Karl Olav Sandnes |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2015-12-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004309647 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004309640 |
Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Early Christian Discourses on Jesus’ Prayer at Gethsemane by : Karl Olav Sandnes
Book excerpt: In the light of Jesus’s ministry as a whole, his agonized prayer (Gethsemane) is troublesome. He failed to meet the standards of dying “like a man.” How did the first centuries of Christians come to terms with this embarrassing story?