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Highlights
- Douglas McCready reviews the evidence and arguments for and against the Christian claim of Jesus' prexistence and divine identity.
- About the Author: Douglas McCready (M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Temple University) teaches religion and philosophy.
- 349 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Theology
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About the Book
Douglas McCready reviews the evidence and arguments for and against the Christian claim of Jesus' prexistence and divine identity.
Book Synopsis
Douglas McCready reviews the evidence and arguments for and against the Christian claim of Jesus' prexistence and divine identity.
Review Quotes
"Thank heavens we now have a full-length monograph on the issue of the preexistence of Christ, which is fully cognizant not only of the scholarly literature on the subject but is equally at home with the patristic interpretation of the key NT texts, especially the Pauline and Johannine ones. Douglas McCready is to be commended for his thoroughness in dealing with objections to this idea, and yet also his pastoral concern to show the practical and personal importance of affirming this concept as a part of an orthodox Christology. Highly recommended."
"The new book by Douglas McCready, He Came Down from Heaven, is an innovative study, both exegetical and theological, of the classical doctrine of Christ's preexistence (more accurately, his pretemporal existence, I think). The author is widely read and writes with clarity, though some of his conclusions will challenge some modern thinking that regards preexistence as metaphor or myth. Rightly he sees both the intrinsic theological importance of the doctrine and its ethical implications. Here is a title worth its salt. I commend it."
A wide-ranging and well-written book.
About the Author
Douglas McCready (M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Temple University) teaches religion and philosophy. He is the author of Jesus Christ for the Modern World (Peter Lang).