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Be that as it may, I suspect that these links will be found useful and interesting by some readers.\u00a0And so here are some of the many relevant sources available in online preview<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Dunn, Christology in the Making<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Dunn, Theology of Paul the Apostle<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Dunn, The Christ and the Spirit<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Where Christology Began<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Jesus and Paul: Global Perspectives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Works by scholars who disagree with Dunn<\/a> in whole or in part can also be found on Google books \u2013 such as Larry Hurtado<\/a>, Stephen Fowl<\/a>, Walter Hansen<\/a> and N. T. Wright<\/a>. And my own views on this passage, Paul\u2019s Christology and the broader development of early Christian thought about Jesus and God have been published in John\u2019s Apologetic Christology<\/a><\/em> and The Only True God<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"