Author: Jeffrey A. Gibbs
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In this study of Matthew 24:1-26:1 Gibbs presents a narrative reading of Jesus eschatological discourse.
Jerusalem and Parousia
Author: Jeffrey A. Gibbs
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In this study of Matthew 24:1-26:1 Gibbs presents a narrative reading of Jesus eschatological discourse.
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
In this study of Matthew 24:1-26:1 Gibbs presents a narrative reading of Jesus eschatological discourse.
The Parousia
Author: James Stuart Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Second Advent
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Second Advent
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
New Testament Theology
Author: Donald Guthrie
Publisher: IVP Academic
ISBN: 9780830829484
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
New Testament theology, maintains Donald Guthrie, centers on Jesus Christ--his person, work and mission--and is unified by repeated emphasis on the fulfillment of Old Testament promise, community, the Spirit and the future hope. Now in paperback, this comprehensive New Testament theology is a standard reference and text, reflecting mature conservative scholarship at its best.
Publisher: IVP Academic
ISBN: 9780830829484
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
New Testament theology, maintains Donald Guthrie, centers on Jesus Christ--his person, work and mission--and is unified by repeated emphasis on the fulfillment of Old Testament promise, community, the Spirit and the future hope. Now in paperback, this comprehensive New Testament theology is a standard reference and text, reflecting mature conservative scholarship at its best.
When the Son of Man Didn't Come
Author: Christopher M. Hays
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1451469632
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The delay of the Parousia—the second coming of Christ—has vexed Christians since the final decades of the first century. This volume offers a critical, constructive, and interdisciplinary solution to that dilemma. The argument is grounded in Christian tradition while remaining fully engaged with the critical insights and methodological approaches of twenty-first-century scholars. The authors argue that the deferral of Christ’s prophesied return follows logically from the conditional nature of ancient predictive prophecy: Jesus has not come again because God’s people have not yet responded sufficiently to Christ’s call for holy and godly action. God, in patient mercy, remains committed to cooperating with humans to bring about the consummation of history with Jesus’ return. Collaboratively written by an interdisciplinary and ecumenical team of scholars, the argument draws on expertise in biblical studies, systematics, and historical theology to fuse critical biblical exegesis with a powerful theological paradigm that generates an apophatic and constructive Christian eschatology. The authors, however, have done more than tackle a daunting theological problem: as the group traverses issues from higher criticism through doctrine and into liturgy and ethics, they present an innovative approach for how to do Christian theology in the twenty-first-century academy.
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1451469632
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The delay of the Parousia—the second coming of Christ—has vexed Christians since the final decades of the first century. This volume offers a critical, constructive, and interdisciplinary solution to that dilemma. The argument is grounded in Christian tradition while remaining fully engaged with the critical insights and methodological approaches of twenty-first-century scholars. The authors argue that the deferral of Christ’s prophesied return follows logically from the conditional nature of ancient predictive prophecy: Jesus has not come again because God’s people have not yet responded sufficiently to Christ’s call for holy and godly action. God, in patient mercy, remains committed to cooperating with humans to bring about the consummation of history with Jesus’ return. Collaboratively written by an interdisciplinary and ecumenical team of scholars, the argument draws on expertise in biblical studies, systematics, and historical theology to fuse critical biblical exegesis with a powerful theological paradigm that generates an apophatic and constructive Christian eschatology. The authors, however, have done more than tackle a daunting theological problem: as the group traverses issues from higher criticism through doctrine and into liturgy and ethics, they present an innovative approach for how to do Christian theology in the twenty-first-century academy.
The Last Days According to Jesus
Author: R. C. Sproul
Publisher: Baker Book House Company
ISBN: 9780801063404
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Analyzes what Jesus said about when he would return and the last days would arrive (as in Matthew 24:34). Defends the trustworthiness of Jesus' teachings.
Publisher: Baker Book House Company
ISBN: 9780801063404
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Analyzes what Jesus said about when he would return and the last days would arrive (as in Matthew 24:34). Defends the trustworthiness of Jesus' teachings.
Paul and the Parousia
Author: Joseph Plevnik
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 172523114X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Surprisingly, there has never been a comprehensive exegetical study in English of Saint Paul's view of the second coming, or Parousia, of Christ. In this methodical analysis, Joseph Plevnik brings nearly three decades of research to bear on the question of Paul's understanding of this most central tenet of the whole Christ event. With careful attention to the concepts and terms underlying the notion of the Lord's coming, Plevnik examines the key Pauline texts, such as 1 Thess 5:1-11 and 1 Cor 15:23-28. Plevnik then constructs a viable theological interpretation of the great Christian hope, including the language of hope, Christ's parousia and judgment, conflict at Christ's return, the place of the church, and Paul's apocalyptic theology. This volume will be indispensable for any study of Pauline theology, the Parousia, the theology of hope, and apocalypticism. "It is my hope that the book will be not only a scholarly contribution on the topic but also of some personal value to the reader and to the preacher. It may provide a timely reading at the close of the second millennium. The times and seasons, however, are not for us to determine, but a proper preparedness for the Lord's coming is the message of the New Testament, and of Paul in particular. If the Lord's coming may no longer be said to be near, it can still be desired. Marana tha." --Preface
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 172523114X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Surprisingly, there has never been a comprehensive exegetical study in English of Saint Paul's view of the second coming, or Parousia, of Christ. In this methodical analysis, Joseph Plevnik brings nearly three decades of research to bear on the question of Paul's understanding of this most central tenet of the whole Christ event. With careful attention to the concepts and terms underlying the notion of the Lord's coming, Plevnik examines the key Pauline texts, such as 1 Thess 5:1-11 and 1 Cor 15:23-28. Plevnik then constructs a viable theological interpretation of the great Christian hope, including the language of hope, Christ's parousia and judgment, conflict at Christ's return, the place of the church, and Paul's apocalyptic theology. This volume will be indispensable for any study of Pauline theology, the Parousia, the theology of hope, and apocalypticism. "It is my hope that the book will be not only a scholarly contribution on the topic but also of some personal value to the reader and to the preacher. It may provide a timely reading at the close of the second millennium. The times and seasons, however, are not for us to determine, but a proper preparedness for the Lord's coming is the message of the New Testament, and of Paul in particular. If the Lord's coming may no longer be said to be near, it can still be desired. Marana tha." --Preface
Revelation
Author:
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Jesus, Paul and the End of the World
Author: Ben Witherington III
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830817597
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Ben Witherington III offers a comparison and a critical assessment of the end times teachings of Jesus and Paul.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830817597
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Ben Witherington III offers a comparison and a critical assessment of the end times teachings of Jesus and Paul.
The Letters to the Thessalonians
Author: GENE L GREEN
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 1789740169
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
In this commentary Gene Green reads Paul's two letters to the Thessalonians in light of the canon of Scripture and of new knowledge about the first-century world of Thessalonica. This fruitful approach helps illuminate the impact of the gospel on its original readers and, in turn, shows how potent a force it can be for the church and society today. The book begins with an in-depth study of the Thessalonians themselves -- their history, land, socioeconomic conditions, and religious environment. This fascinating discussion gives the necessary context for fully appreciating the circumstances surrounding the founding of the city's first church and the subsequent struggles of the Thessalonian believers to live out their Christian faith. The main body of the book provides informed verse-by-verse commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians that extracts the fullest possible meaning from these important New Testament texts. As Green's exposition shows, the Thessalonian scriptures are especially valuable as letters of friendship and for showing Paul's pastoral concern for the many areas in which the Thessalonians needed guidance. Some of Paul's purposes are to thank the new believers for their steadfastness amid suffering, to encourage them in their trials, to urge them not to neglect their daily work, and, no less important, to teach them about the future of believers who die before Christ returns. Indeed, the matter of the last things and the second coming of Christ so permeates these texts that they are often called Paul's eschatological letters. Filled with new information about ancient society, this commentary will fast become a standard reference work for Bible study. By carefully bridging the biblical and modern worlds, Green shows with clarity and warmth the continuing relevance of 1 & 2 Thessalonians for contemporary readers.
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 1789740169
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
In this commentary Gene Green reads Paul's two letters to the Thessalonians in light of the canon of Scripture and of new knowledge about the first-century world of Thessalonica. This fruitful approach helps illuminate the impact of the gospel on its original readers and, in turn, shows how potent a force it can be for the church and society today. The book begins with an in-depth study of the Thessalonians themselves -- their history, land, socioeconomic conditions, and religious environment. This fascinating discussion gives the necessary context for fully appreciating the circumstances surrounding the founding of the city's first church and the subsequent struggles of the Thessalonian believers to live out their Christian faith. The main body of the book provides informed verse-by-verse commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians that extracts the fullest possible meaning from these important New Testament texts. As Green's exposition shows, the Thessalonian scriptures are especially valuable as letters of friendship and for showing Paul's pastoral concern for the many areas in which the Thessalonians needed guidance. Some of Paul's purposes are to thank the new believers for their steadfastness amid suffering, to encourage them in their trials, to urge them not to neglect their daily work, and, no less important, to teach them about the future of believers who die before Christ returns. Indeed, the matter of the last things and the second coming of Christ so permeates these texts that they are often called Paul's eschatological letters. Filled with new information about ancient society, this commentary will fast become a standard reference work for Bible study. By carefully bridging the biblical and modern worlds, Green shows with clarity and warmth the continuing relevance of 1 & 2 Thessalonians for contemporary readers.
Watching for the Parousia: Were Jesus' Apostles Confused?
Author: Don K. Preston (D. Div.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
In Matthew 24:3, in response to Jesus' prediction of the coming destruction of Jerusalem, the disciples asked: "When shall these things be, and what shall be the sign of your coming and the end of the age." All futurist eschatologies hold that the disciples were confused and wrongly connected that impending Jewish catastrophe with Christ's coming at the "end of time"? But, what if the apostles were NOT confused? What if they were right to make that connection? What if the end of the age and Christ's coming were in fact inseparably linked in prophecy?In this examination of these probitive questions, prolific author, debater, lecturer, Don K. Preston sets out in this unprecedented book to show that it was not Jesus' apostles who were confused, but rather, futurist commentators! This is a ground breaking book. You will not find another book like it! But, the exegesis is rock solid, the logic is compelling, the evidence is powerful! This book may well change your entire view of eschatology!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
In Matthew 24:3, in response to Jesus' prediction of the coming destruction of Jerusalem, the disciples asked: "When shall these things be, and what shall be the sign of your coming and the end of the age." All futurist eschatologies hold that the disciples were confused and wrongly connected that impending Jewish catastrophe with Christ's coming at the "end of time"? But, what if the apostles were NOT confused? What if they were right to make that connection? What if the end of the age and Christ's coming were in fact inseparably linked in prophecy?In this examination of these probitive questions, prolific author, debater, lecturer, Don K. Preston sets out in this unprecedented book to show that it was not Jesus' apostles who were confused, but rather, futurist commentators! This is a ground breaking book. You will not find another book like it! But, the exegesis is rock solid, the logic is compelling, the evidence is powerful! This book may well change your entire view of eschatology!