A new heaven and a new earth : reclaiming biblical eschatology / J. Richard Middleton.
2014
236.9 M628n 2014
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Title
A new heaven and a new earth : reclaiming biblical eschatology / J. Richard Middleton.
Author
ISBN
9780801048685 (pbk.)
0801048680 (pbk.)
9781441221056
1441221050
0801048680 (pbk.)
9781441221056
1441221050
Published
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2014]
Language
English
Description
332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
236.9 M628n 2014
System Control No.
(OCoLC)795759481
(OCoLC)795759481
(OCoLC)795759481
Summary
In recent years, more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible's teaching that the ultimate blessed hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven; instead, it is full-bodied participation in a new heaven and a new earth brought into fullness through the coming of God's kingdom. Drawing on the full sweep of the biblical narrative, J. Richard Middleton unpacks key Old Testament and New Testament texts to make a case for the new earth as the appropriate Christian hope. He suggests its ethical and ecclesial implications, exploring the difference a holistic eschatology can make for living in a broken world.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Part 1: From creation to eschaton. Why are we here? Being human as sacred calling ; The plot of the biblical story
Part 2 : Holistic salvation in the Old Testament. The exodus as paradigm of salvation ; Earthly flourishing in law, wisdom, and prophecy ; The coming of God in judgment and salvation
Part 3 : the New Testament's vision of cosmic renewal. Resurrection and the restoration of rule ; The redemption of all things
Part 4 : Problem texts for holistic eschatology. Cosmic destruction at Christ's return ; The role of heaven in biblical eschatology
The ethics of the kingdom. The good news at Nazareth ; The challenge of the kingdom.
Part 2 : Holistic salvation in the Old Testament. The exodus as paradigm of salvation ; Earthly flourishing in law, wisdom, and prophecy ; The coming of God in judgment and salvation
Part 3 : the New Testament's vision of cosmic renewal. Resurrection and the restoration of rule ; The redemption of all things
Part 4 : Problem texts for holistic eschatology. Cosmic destruction at Christ's return ; The role of heaven in biblical eschatology
The ethics of the kingdom. The good news at Nazareth ; The challenge of the kingdom.
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