James D. G. Dunn is Emeritus Professor of Divinity, Durham University.

Christians today accept that Jesus is God and worship him as part of the Trinity. But what did the New Testament writers say about worshipping Jesus? Did they portray him as God, someone whom we should worship? Or did they see him as a great prophet like Moses or Elijah?

Here, James Dunn introduces readers to the key New Testament passages that must be examined when trying to understand this important topic. He argues that we find a clear sense that Jesus enables worship, that Jesus is in a profound way the place and means of worship. Equally, for the first Christians Jesus was seen to be not only the one by whom believers come to God, but also the one by whom God has come to believers.

James D. G. Dunn

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About the Author

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Introduction

1. The language of worship

2. The practice of worship

3. Monotheism, heavenly mediators and divine agents

4. The Lord Jesus Christ

Conclusion: The answer

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James Dunn introduces readers to the key passages that must be examined when trying to understand what the New Testament says about worshipping Jesus. Dunn, an internationally respected scholar, examines the key texts that have led Christians to believe that Jesus was God and considers the various scholarly views of these texts.

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When presented with a book by James Dunn, one knows it will be worth reading, and this is no exception. Choosing a challenging topic, he meticulously works his way through the argument examining both Biblical text and interpretations by current key thinkers. He examines the elements of the title – worship, its language and practice among early Christians; and the relationship between and nature of God and Jesus, Father and Son, divine and human. A clue to the conclusion lies in the difference between idol and icon. With copious footnotes, bibliography and indexes to Biblical references, the writings of modern authors, and subjects covered, that a PhD student writing a thesis should use as a guide as to how to do, the resulting book is, firstly, a good read in itself, and, secondly, an introduction to the scholarship of this subject area.

Did the First Christians Worship Jesus?

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