“Learning Christ”: Eschatology and Spiritual Formation in New Testament Christianity

The rhetoric of eschatology was formative of early Christian spirituality. Through such discourse the New Testament writers reshaped the community's perception of time and space, and enabled their audiences to “learn Christ.”

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Main Author: Saunders, Stanley P. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2002
In: Interpretation
Year: 2002, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-167
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Summary:The rhetoric of eschatology was formative of early Christian spirituality. Through such discourse the New Testament writers reshaped the community's perception of time and space, and enabled their audiences to “learn Christ.”
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430005600204