Did the First Christians Worship Jesus?

Exploration of the nasent stages of Christianity we know tody. Questions raised: what is worship, is the fact that worship is offered to God what defines him (or her), What does the act of worship actually invole? What did the first Christians mean as they sought to reconcile God's status and that of the human Jesus?

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.