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New Testament Christology: A Critique of Bousset's Influence

The subject of NT Christology is so important and the amount of discussion on the subject so large that surveys of research are helpful from time to time. This survey of recent studies relevant to NT Christology intends to advance the discussion by showing that the new directions being taken in some recent work mean that it is time to engage in a complete restudy of the formation of belief in Jesus in the early Church. Because the views of Wilhelm Bousset expressed in Kyrios Christos have dominated the study of NT Christology heretofore, the following discussion is also a critique of Bousset organized around key issues in his book. But before I turn to this critique, it may be helpful to summarize quickly the nature of Bousset's work.