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The Champion
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Christian Prophecy
Author: Niels Christian Hvidt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195314476
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 437
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Throughout the Hebrew Bible, God guides and saves his people through the words of his prophets. When the prophets are silenced, the people easily lose their way. What happened after the incarnation, death and resurrection of Christ? Did God fall silent?The dominant position in Christian theology is that prophecy did indeed cease at some point in the past -if not with the Old Testament prophets, then with John the Baptist, with Jesus, with the last apostle, or with the closure of the canon of the New Testament. Nevertheless, throughout the history of Christianity there have always been acclaimed saints and mystics -most of them women-who displayed prophetic traits. In recent years, the charismatic revival in both Protestant and Catholic circles has once again raised the question of the place and function of prophecy in Christianity. Scholarly theological attitudes toward Christian prophecy range from modest recognition to contempt. Mainstream systematic theology, both Protestant and Catholic, has mostly marginalized or ignored the gift of prophecy. In this book, however, Niels Christian Hvidt argues that prophecy has persisted in Christianity as an inherent and continuous feature in the life of the church. Prophecy never died, he argues, but rather proved its dynamism by mutating to meet new historical conditions. He presents a comprehensive history of prophecy from ancient Israel to the present and closely examines the development of the theological discourse that surrounds it. Throughout, though, there is always an awareness of the critical discernment required when evaluating the charism of prophecy.The debate about prophecy, Hvidt shows, leads to some profound insights about the very nature of Christianity and the church. For example, some have argued that Christianity is a perfect state and that all that is required for salvation is acceptance of its doctrines. Others have emphasized how God continues to intervene and guide his people onto the right path as the full implementation of God's salvation in Christ is still far away. This is the position that Hvidt forcefully and persuasively defends and develops in this ambitious and important work.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195314476
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 437
Book Description
Throughout the Hebrew Bible, God guides and saves his people through the words of his prophets. When the prophets are silenced, the people easily lose their way. What happened after the incarnation, death and resurrection of Christ? Did God fall silent?The dominant position in Christian theology is that prophecy did indeed cease at some point in the past -if not with the Old Testament prophets, then with John the Baptist, with Jesus, with the last apostle, or with the closure of the canon of the New Testament. Nevertheless, throughout the history of Christianity there have always been acclaimed saints and mystics -most of them women-who displayed prophetic traits. In recent years, the charismatic revival in both Protestant and Catholic circles has once again raised the question of the place and function of prophecy in Christianity. Scholarly theological attitudes toward Christian prophecy range from modest recognition to contempt. Mainstream systematic theology, both Protestant and Catholic, has mostly marginalized or ignored the gift of prophecy. In this book, however, Niels Christian Hvidt argues that prophecy has persisted in Christianity as an inherent and continuous feature in the life of the church. Prophecy never died, he argues, but rather proved its dynamism by mutating to meet new historical conditions. He presents a comprehensive history of prophecy from ancient Israel to the present and closely examines the development of the theological discourse that surrounds it. Throughout, though, there is always an awareness of the critical discernment required when evaluating the charism of prophecy.The debate about prophecy, Hvidt shows, leads to some profound insights about the very nature of Christianity and the church. For example, some have argued that Christianity is a perfect state and that all that is required for salvation is acceptance of its doctrines. Others have emphasized how God continues to intervene and guide his people onto the right path as the full implementation of God's salvation in Christ is still far away. This is the position that Hvidt forcefully and persuasively defends and develops in this ambitious and important work.
The Christian Prophets and the Prophetic Apocalypse
Author: Edward Carus Selwyn
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Channels of Prophecy
Author: Thomas W. Overholt
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1592443036
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
This edition of Channels of Prophecy: The Social Dynamics of Prophetic Activity by Thomas Overhold, published in 2003, is a digitally scanned reprint of the 1989 Augsburg Fortress Press edition.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1592443036
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 207
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This edition of Channels of Prophecy: The Social Dynamics of Prophetic Activity by Thomas Overhold, published in 2003, is a digitally scanned reprint of the 1989 Augsburg Fortress Press edition.
Prophecy and Ethics
Author: Eryl W. Davies
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0905774264
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0905774264
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 185
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The Champion Containing a Series of Papers, Humurous, Moral, Political, and Critical
Author: Henry Fielding
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Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Pages : 370
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Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible
Author: David E. Orton
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004677062
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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What is prophecy? - Social criticism? Divination? Political rhetoric? Whimsy? A literary genre? Some or all of the above, or something else entirely? How does it function in the biblical text? How did it function in Israelite society? How does it relate to phenomena found in other Ancient Near Eastern cultures? How does true prophecy differ from false? The various facets and enigmas of Hebrew prophecy have occupied many biblical scholars over recent decades, and the progress of the investigation is documented by this collection of quality articles that have appeared in Vetus Testamentum. Readers will find the individual studies, from a variety of approaches, frequently eye-opening, always instructive and stimulating. The collection as a whole offers a useful resource for all students of biblical prophecy.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004677062
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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What is prophecy? - Social criticism? Divination? Political rhetoric? Whimsy? A literary genre? Some or all of the above, or something else entirely? How does it function in the biblical text? How did it function in Israelite society? How does it relate to phenomena found in other Ancient Near Eastern cultures? How does true prophecy differ from false? The various facets and enigmas of Hebrew prophecy have occupied many biblical scholars over recent decades, and the progress of the investigation is documented by this collection of quality articles that have appeared in Vetus Testamentum. Readers will find the individual studies, from a variety of approaches, frequently eye-opening, always instructive and stimulating. The collection as a whole offers a useful resource for all students of biblical prophecy.
Prophecy and Lamentation; Or, A Voice from the East
Author: Maria Theresa Asmar
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Category : Muslim women
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Category : Muslim women
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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The Political Prophecy in England ...
Author: Rupert Taylor
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Prophetic Controversy No. 4
Author: Wingfield Watson
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Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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