Speaking of hope
This article examines what it is possible for Christians to say about the nature of hope. Speaking of hope is possible for Christians insofar as we attend to God’s action in time which is filled full by God with the promise of his presence. The first part of the article explores what it means to rea...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2013]
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| In: |
The expository times
Year: 2013, Volume: 124, Issue: 7, Pages: 313-320 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theological Interpretation
B Creation B Jesus B Israel B Jesus Christ B Eschatology B Hope |
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| Summary: | This article examines what it is possible for Christians to say about the nature of hope. Speaking of hope is possible for Christians insofar as we attend to God’s action in time which is filled full by God with the promise of his presence. The first part of the article explores what it means to read Scripture hopefully, that is ‘around’ the Christ-event. Hopeful reading of the biblical text is alert to the kind of text it is, and the context in which it is most faithfully placed. The main body of the essay looks to God’s shaping of history through specific foci: creation; Israel; and Jesus. To speak of the world as creation is to look to the world as ‘gift’ and graced with the promise of a future in the purposes of God. The election of a people, Israel, invites us to imagine hope as irreducibly social and so political. Finally, the hope spoken of by Christians has a name - Jesus. Risen from the dead Jesus has a future that he promises will incorporate those who follow him. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524612466196 |