Son of god Quote by Bart D. Ehrman

“Christ’s passivity in his resurrection reflects his identification and solidarity with believers in being raised from the dead. For Paul—certainly not in conflict with,…

— Richard B. Jr. Gaffin

“Paul's portrayal of Jesus as Christ may sound familiar to contemporary Christians—it has since become the standard doctrine of the church—but it would have…

— Reza Aslan

“In this pre-Lukan tradition, Jesus was made the Son of God at the resurrection. This is a view Luke inherited from his tradition, and…

— Bart D. Ehrman

“Though my approach throughout the book will be positive and expository, it is worth noting from the outset that I intend to challenge this…

— N.T. Wright

“Paul is the classic example of the early Christian who has woven resurrection so thoroughly into his thinking and practice that if you take…

— N.T. Wright

Paul substituted faith in Christ for the Christlike life.

— Walter Kaufmann

“With Bible believers, he quotes Scripture and John the Baptist; with pagans he argues from general revelation and the greatness of creation. The biblical…

— Timothy Keller

“For him it does not go far enough to say, as it is often put, that Christ’s resurrection is the guarantee of our resurrection,…

— Richard B. Jr. Gaffin

“This oldest Christology of all may be found in the preliterary traditions in Paul and the book of Acts, but it is not the…

— Bart D. Ehrman

“Moreover, it is not just that the early documents are silent about so much of Jesus that came to be recorded in the gospels,…

— George Albert Wells

“It is worth stressing that Paul does indeed speak about Jesus as God, as we have seen. This does not mean that Christ is…

— Bart D. Ehrman

“Paul may be an excellent source for those interested in the early formation of Christianity, but he is a poor guide for uncovering the…

— Reza Aslan