Christ and the judgement of God: the limits of divine retribution in New Testament thought
Part I: Introduction and background -- The judgement of God as a problem -- The place of divine retribution in the Old Testament -- The place of divine retribution in Jewish literature -- Part II: Judgement in the thought of Paul -- The wrath of God -- Judgement as 'paying back' -- Judgeme...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Peabody, Mass
Hendrickson Publishers
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | [Rev. and updated ed.] |
| Further subjects: | B
Judgment of God
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| Summary: | Part I: Introduction and background -- The judgement of God as a problem -- The place of divine retribution in the Old Testament -- The place of divine retribution in Jewish literature -- Part II: Judgement in the thought of Paul -- The wrath of God -- Judgement as 'paying back' -- Judgement according to deeds -- Beyond the final judgement -- The judgement of believers during the present life -- Final judgement : the demand for perfection on the day of the Lord -- The possibility of losing salvation -- Reward for believers at the final judgement -- Christ as bearer of divine judgement in Paul's thought about the atonement -- Conclusion: Judgement in the theology of Paul -- Part III: Divine judgement in the Gospel tradition -- Present and future judgement in the Synoptic Gospels -- Condemnation in the Synoptic Gospels -- Reward in the Synoptic Gospels -- Judgement in the Gospel according to John -- Part IV: Judgement in the Revelation to John -- John's language of judgement in Revelation -- Beyond the judgement : human destiny and the purpose of God in |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 383 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59856-338-2 978-1-84227-613-6 |
