num_pages: 208
description: But many who are first will be last and the last first.  Matthew 19:30 The Bible is full of ironic situations in which God overturns the worlds wisdom by doing the opposite of what is expectedpeople are punished by their own sin the persecution of the church is the catalyst for its growth Paul claims to have strength through weakness and more. In this book biblical scholar G. K. Beale explores Gods pattern of divine irony in both judgment and salvation finding its greatest expression in Jesuss triumph over death through death on a cross. Unpacking this pattern throughout redemptive history Beale shows us how God often uses what is seemingly weak and foolish to underscore his own strength and power in the lives of his people today.
language: English
title: Redemptive Reversals and the Ironic Overturning of Human Wisdom: "The Ironic Patterns of Biblical Theology: How God Overturns Human Wisdom"
publisher: Crossway