Copyright © James D. G. Dunn 2010

First published in Great Britain in 2010 by

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All other Scripture quotations are the author’s own translation.

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN 978-0-281-05928-7 (U.K. edition)

E-ISBN 978-0-281-06500-4 (alk. paper)

United States Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Dunn, James D. G., 1939–

Did the first Christians worship Jesus? : the New Testament evidence / James D. G. Dunn.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152) and indexes.

ISBN 978-0-664-23196-5 (alk. paper)

1. Jesus Christ—Cult—History. 2. Worship in the Bible. 3. Jesus Christ—Divinity—History of doctrines—Early church, ca. 30–600. 4. Bible. N.T.—Theology. I. Title.

BT590.C85D86 2010

232′.809015—dc22

2009049234

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