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\u201cHonoring the Son\u201d: An Entree Work
\nby larryhurtado
\nAs I\u2019m often asked for a short introduction to the line that I take in discussing earliest Jesus-devotion (some finding the 600+ pp. Lord Jesus Christ a bit too much to take in), I think that now I would recommend my little volume that appeared last year: Honoring the Son: Jesus in Earliest Christian Devotional Practice (Lexham Press, 2018).<\/p>\n

Here are the main points that I lay out in the small book:<\/p>\n

In the ancient Roman world, worship was the key expression of what we call \u201creligion,\u201d not doctrines or confessional formulas.
\nThe key distinguishing feature of Roman-era Judaism in the larger religious environment was its exclusivity of worship, and an accompanying refusal to worship any deities other than the God of Israel.
\nThis exclusivity extended also to a refusal to worship any of the adjutants of the biblical God, such as angels, messiahs, etc.
\nIn light of these things the emergent place of Jesus in earliest Christian worship and devotional practice along with God in a \u201cdyadic\u201d devotional pattern was highly noteworthy, even more remarkable than the familiar christological titles and confessional formulas.
\nThe place of Jesus in earliest Christian devotion can be described in specific actions that allow us to consider any putative parallels, and so to note and confirm any innovation in comparison with the wider Jewish context in which Jesus-devotion initially appeared.
\nI note that the book can be had in traditional soft-cover paper format and also in e-book form.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"