Ramsay, William M.

2018-05-22T12:47:21Z

2018-05-22T12:47:21Z

1954

Four factors have prompted the writer to select as his subject the Christology of the primitive church as it is found in the sermons in the Book of Acts, chapters 1-13. First, there is r wide-spread movement in theological circles today manifesting itself in various forms, sometimes called a theology of "the Word", sometimes "Biblical Theology", sometimes "the New Biblicism", but in various ways seeking to found Christian theology once again upon the teachings of the Bible, The writer is a product of this movement. this movement. Second, so much has been written, often of highly controversial nature, with regard to the titles of Jesus in Acts that It seems proper now to collect and compare the various ideas that have been proposed. Third, the form criticism of such men as Martin Dibelius and the research with regard to the kerygma done by Prof, C, H. Dodd have recently focused such attention on the sermons in Acts that the whole question of primitive Christology needs now to be reconsidered in the light of this new criticism.

http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30671

The University of Edinburgh

Annexe Thesis Digitisation Project 2018 Block 19

Christology of the primitive church: as it is found in the sermons in the Book of Acts, chapters i-xiii

The Christology of the primitive church: as it is found in the sermons in the Book of Acts, chapters i-xiii

Thesis or Dissertation

Doctoral

PhD Doctor of Philosophy