vol. 37, Issue #3

Online Journal Article: THE DEITY OF CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS - DANIEL DORIANI* JETS 37/3 (September 1994) 333-350

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THE DEITY OF CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS -
DANIEL DORIANI*
JETS 37/3 (September 1994) 333-350

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By neglecting the power and pervasiveness of Jesus' indirect claims to
deity in the synoptic gospels, evangelicals have given comfort to their theological
adversaries and impoverished their own understanding of Jesus' person
. Jesus manifested his awareness of his deity throughout his ministry
in frequent and varied actions and teachings that rightly issue from God alone.
I. A PLAYGROUND FOR FOOLS'?
A few years ago J. A. T. Robinson declared that "the self!consciousness
of Jesus . . . has become a sort of 'no go area' for New Testament theology.
It has been sealed off as a mine field which none but fools would dare to enter
--from the first page of the article