Glory formed an essential part of early Christianity's christological vocabulary.
Along with word, image, and wisdom, Glory ( doxa ) language worked to define the identity, status, and even uniqueness of Christian belief in Jesus.
In Paul's Glory-Christology author Carey C.
Newman, using methodology developed in semantics, semiotics, and literary theory, examines the origin and rhetoric of Paul's Glory-language.
Newman divides the investigation into three distinct ta.