A Synoptic Christology of Lament: The Lord Who Answered and the Lord Who Cried

Channing Crisler's book explores how the Synoptic writers portray Jesus as answering cries of distress and uttering them himself, providing a diverse biographical portrait of Jesus as both responding to the afflicted and sharing in their cries. The climax of this phenomenon is in the respective passion narratives, where Jesus' ability to answer and utter lament converge. This dynamic has implications for ongoing research on early Christology.

Format: Hardback
Length: 372 pages
Publication date: 04 May 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Channing Crisler's book, "A Synoptic Christology of Lament: The Lord Who Answered and the Lord Who Cried," explores an often overlooked aspect of Jesus' character in the Synoptic Gospels. Crisler argues that while Matthew, Mark, and Luke all use the language of lament, their portrayal of Jesus varies based on their individual biographical goals. Jesus is depicted as both responding to the cries of the afflicted and sharing in their suffering as a righteous sufferer from Israel's past. The climax of this dynamic occurs in the respective passion narratives, where Jesus' ability to answer and utter lament converges in the same literary setting. This phenomenon has significant implications for ongoing research on early Christology, as it suggests that some Christ followers believed that Jesus answered their cries and participated in them. The lament language embedded in the Synoptic Gospels and reflected in subsequent early Christian writings points to a belief among some Christ followers that Jesus answered their cries and participated in them.

Weight: 706g
Dimension: 399 x 236 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666912708