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The Hellenistic "Divine Man" and the Figure of Jesus in the Gospels

The Hellenistic "Divine Man" and the Figure of Jesus in the Gospels

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  • Walter L. Liefeld

In Greek culture in the New Testament period, there were men who claimed to work miracles—wise men who were known as "divine men." There are scholars who in trying to prove a Hellenistic origin of the gospel compare Jesus Christ to these men. The title of Son of God is seen as from a Greek background. This paper compares Jesus with these Greek men

Source: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1973. 11 pages.

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Jesus did not seek to shame a person through the exposure of his sin. Where sin is recognized, love remains silent. Adolf Schlatter
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