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The Theology of Love (Agapē) in the New Testament

The Theology of Love (Agapē) in the New Testament

Freeman, Jordan

Paperback

Bible StudiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN13: 9798233356261
Publisher: Colloquium Verlag
Published: Jan 13 2026
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.51 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

When the apostle John penned the stark declaration that God is love, he was not merely offering a poetic description of the divine character. He was articulating what would become the most radical theological claim of the early Christian movement, one that would fundamentally distinguish the emerging faith from both the philosophical traditions of the Greco-Roman world and the covenant theology of Second Temple Judaism. This simple statement, found in the fourth chapter of his first epistle, represents the culmination of a theological revolution that began with Jesus of Nazareth and rippled outward through the missionary activities of his followers in the decades following his death and resurrection. The claim that the very essence of God could be identified with love, and that this love had been definitively revealed in the person and work of Jesus Christ, transformed not only how early Christians understood the divine nature but also how they conceived of human relationships, community formation, ethical obligations, and the ultimate purpose of existence itself.

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