The Many Faces of the Christ: The Christologies of the New Testament and Beyond (Companions to the New Testament)

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Summary: a solid study
Review: this is a great little introduction to new testament christology. witherington covers all of the bases: the pre-Christian era, the christology of Jesus, each book in the new testament, and the early patristic evidence.
placing his study firmly within the context of early Judaism, witherington concludes that the christology offered by the New Testament actually exceeds that of the ante-nicene period. his dealing with the evidence is always fair, and he never overplays his hand. witherington is one of the finest new testament scholars of our day (particularly in the area of Wisdom christology), and this is a fantastic introduction to his work.