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Jesus, the prophets, and the end of the world : an introduction to biblical eschatology / Trevor Bucknell.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: MWT12316735Publisher: Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (xx, 207 pages .)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781498223270
  • 1498223273
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 236 23
LOC classification:
  • BS680.E8 B83 2016
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
An introduction to the prophets -- Prophets and the history of Israel -- Understanding the prophets -- Eschatological themes in the prophets -- The greatest prophet of all -- King Jesus -- Kingdom stories -- Jesus and his acts of power -- Jesus and the Father -- Jesus and the Spirit -- The kingdom on earth -- Listening to revelations -- Reading Revelation -- The time of distress -- The end and the beginning -- Garden and city -- Everlasting joy.
Summary: The Old Testament prophets and their writings were hugely instrumental in the formation of the second temple eschatology, so an appreciation of the Old Testament prophetic literature greatly helps us in understanding the life and ministry of Jesus and the rationale of the early church. Israel's story of divine election lay at the core of their identity as a nation and people, constantly reinforced in the religious practices and rituals that made up their lives. That story, by the time of Jesus, was heavily influenced by the eschatological expectations created by the prophets. The people of Israel expected, looked for, and waited for God's intervention in their history and in their lives once again as he had intervened in the past. The eschatological message of the prophets focused on two themes, the kingdom of God and the day of the Lord. The first theme largely found its fulfillment in the coming of Jesus and the birth of the church, though it awaits his return for its culmination. The book of Revelation presents an unfolding of the second theme, the day of the Lord. This forms the common theme in the prophets of God's final and culminating act of righteousness and justice in this age.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1421161

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207).

An introduction to the prophets -- Prophets and the history of Israel -- Understanding the prophets -- Eschatological themes in the prophets -- The greatest prophet of all -- King Jesus -- Kingdom stories -- Jesus and his acts of power -- Jesus and the Father -- Jesus and the Spirit -- The kingdom on earth -- Listening to revelations -- Reading Revelation -- The time of distress -- The end and the beginning -- Garden and city -- Everlasting joy.

The Old Testament prophets and their writings were hugely instrumental in the formation of the second temple eschatology, so an appreciation of the Old Testament prophetic literature greatly helps us in understanding the life and ministry of Jesus and the rationale of the early church. Israel's story of divine election lay at the core of their identity as a nation and people, constantly reinforced in the religious practices and rituals that made up their lives. That story, by the time of Jesus, was heavily influenced by the eschatological expectations created by the prophets. The people of Israel expected, looked for, and waited for God's intervention in their history and in their lives once again as he had intervened in the past. The eschatological message of the prophets focused on two themes, the kingdom of God and the day of the Lord. The first theme largely found its fulfillment in the coming of Jesus and the birth of the church, though it awaits his return for its culmination. The book of Revelation presents an unfolding of the second theme, the day of the Lord. This forms the common theme in the prophets of God's final and culminating act of righteousness and justice in this age.

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