A case for historic premillennialism
Subtitle: an alternative to "left behind" eschatology
By: edited by Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung.
Contributors: Blomberg, Craig.; Chung, Sung Wook, 1966-
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780801035968
Subjects: Millennialism -- Congresses; Tribulation (Christian eschatology) -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Twentieth- and twenty-first-century American evangelicalism, particularly at the popular level, has been virtually saturated with the eschatology of dispensational premillennialism. The distinctive teachings of that system, in particular its affirmation of the pretribulation rapture of the church, have become so pervasive that many evangelicals would be hard pressed to identify an alternative approach. The contributors to this volume provide a thoughtful alternative. They present compelling arguments for historic or classic premillennialism--a position widely held throughout church history (and popularly advanced in the writings of George Eldon Ladd). An introductory chapter examines the differences within premillennial eschatology and considers reasons for the widespread popularity of dispensationalism in the twentieth century. This is followed by biblical, theological, historical, and missiological studies that reexamine classic premillennialism, particularly with regard to its understanding of the return of Christ -- Publisher description.
Notes: Chiefly proceedings of a conference held in 2007 at Denver Seminary.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.