The Oxford Handbook of EschatologyJerry L. Walls Oxford University Press, 2010 M04 16 - 744 pages Eschatology is the study of the last things: death, judgment, the afterlife, and the end of the world. Through centuries of Christian thoughtfrom the early Church fathers through the Middle Ages and the Reformationthese issues were of the utmost importance. In other religions, too, eschatological concerns were central. After the Enlightenment, though, many religious thinkers began to downplay the importance of eschatology which, in light of rationalism, came to be seen as something of an embarrassment. The twentieth century, however, saw the rise of phenomena that placed eschatology back at the forefront of religious thought. From the rapid expansion of fundamentalist forms of Christianity, with their focus on the end times; to the proliferation of apocalyptic new religious movements; to the recent (and very public) debates about suicide, martyrdom, and paradise in Islam, interest in eschatology is once again on the rise. In addition to its popular resurgence, in recent years some of the worlds most important theologians have returned eschatology to its former position of prominence. The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology will provide an important critical survey of this diverse body of thought and practice from a variety of perspectives: biblical, historical, theological, philosophical, and cultural. This volume will be the primary resource for students, scholars, and others interested in questions of our ultimate existence. |
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... Biblical and Patristic Eschatology 1. Old Testament Eschatology and the Rise of Apocalypticism, 23 Bill T. Arnold 2. Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Ancient World, 40 John J. Collins 3. The Eschatology of the New Testament Church, 56 ...
... Biblical and Patristic Eschatology 1. Old Testament Eschatology and the Rise of Apocalypticism, 23 Bill T. Arnold 2. Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Ancient World, 40 John J. Collins 3. The Eschatology of the New Testament Church, 56 ...
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... Biblical Literature, as president of the Catholic Biblical Association (1997) and as president of the Society of Biblical Literature (2002). He is co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism (1998). William Lane Craig is a research ...
... Biblical Literature, as president of the Catholic Biblical Association (1997) and as president of the Society of Biblical Literature (2002). He is co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism (1998). William Lane Craig is a research ...
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... biblical studies with Mikeal C. Parsons. Her archival research on the Florentine Renaissance painter Michele Tosini has appeared in the journals Paragone and Artibus et Historiae and in chapters in books on Renaissance paintings. Robert ...
... biblical studies with Mikeal C. Parsons. Her archival research on the Florentine Renaissance painter Michele Tosini has appeared in the journals Paragone and Artibus et Historiae and in chapters in books on Renaissance paintings. Robert ...
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... biblical teaching and that their end-time scenarios are the straightforward product of an honest reading of scripture. Not only are they simplistic in their reading of scripture, say their critics, but they exploit earnest readers who ...
... biblical teaching and that their end-time scenarios are the straightforward product of an honest reading of scripture. Not only are they simplistic in their reading of scripture, say their critics, but they exploit earnest readers who ...
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... biblical prophecy moves them to give unflagging support for the nation of Israel and to oppose any solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would involve conceding land to the Palestinians.32 The 2006 war between Israel and ...
... biblical prophecy moves them to give unflagging support for the nation of Israel and to oppose any solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would involve conceding land to the Palestinians.32 The 2006 war between Israel and ...
Contents
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ESCHATOLOGY IN DISTINCT CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS AND THEOLOGICAL MOVEMENTS | 213 |
ISSUES IN ESCHATOLOGY | 343 |
Emerging Issues in Eschatology in the TwentyFirst Century | 671 |
Index | 691 |
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