Presence of the Future
Subtitle: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: June 1996
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780802815316
Subjects: Christian theology; Theology; Religion - Theology; Religion; Eschatology; Kingdom of God
First sentence: The Kingdom of God has received such intensive study during the last few decades that a recent survey of New Testament research can speak of "the discovery of the true meaning of the Kingdom of God."
Table of contents: title: Part one : Introduction.; title: The debate over eschatology; title: Part two : The promise of the kingdom.; title: The Old Testament promise; title: The apocalyptic interpretation of the promise; title: Part three : The fulfillment of the promise.; title: Fulfillment without consummation; title: The kingdom : reign or realism?; title: The kingdom present as dynamic power; title: The kingdom present as the divine activity; title: The kingdom present as the new age of salvation; title: The mystery of the kingdom; title: Jesus, Israel, and his disciples; title: The kingdom and the church; title: The ethics of the kingdom; title: Part four : The consummation of the promise.; title: The consummation of the kingdom; title: Part five : Conclusion.; title: The abiding values for theology