Christ absent and present
Subtitle: a study in Pauline christology
By: Peter Orr
Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe -- 354; Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament -- 354.
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Tübingen
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9783161528835
Subjects: Bible; Christologie; Theology; History of doctrines; Doctrinal Theology; Gegenwart Christi
Description: In his letters, the Apostle Paul can express both the confidence that Christ dwells in the believer (Rom. 8:10) and the longing for Christ to return so that believers can finally be united with him (1 Thess. 4:17). Peter Orr develops the case that this under-explored relationship between the presence and absence of Christ sheds important light on Paul's Christology. In the first part of this book he examines how two of the 20th century's leading Pauline scholars (Albert Schweitzer and Ernst K̃semann) express almost precisely opposite views regarding the nature of this relationship. Using their polarity as an entry-point, he then turns to examine Paul's letters. Firstly, he considers Paul's expression of the absence of Christ, particularly in relationship to the body of Christ. Finally, Orr looks at different modes of Christ's presence across Paul's letters and how these relate to his absence.
Notes: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Durham University, UK, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The absence and presence of Christ : an introduction; title: Entry point : Schweitzer and Käsemann on the exalted Christ; title: The absence of Christ; title: The nature of the exalted body of Christ; title: The bodily absence of Christ; title: The epiphanic presence of Christ; title: The dynamic presence of Christ; title: The bodily presence of Christ; title: Conclusion.