Jesus and God in Paul's Eschatology
Author | : Larry Joseph Kreitzer |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781850750666 |
ISBN-13 | : 1850750661 |
Rating | : 4/5 (661 Downloads) |
Download or read book Jesus and God in Paul's Eschatology written by Larry Joseph Kreitzer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This probe into Paul's theology argues that in his eschatological thinking there is a conceptual overlap between Jesus and God. As in several pseudepigraphical texts, there is in Paul a certain identification of the roles of God and the messianic figure. Especially in Paul's doctrines of the parousia and the final judgment this overlap features, the Old Testament idea of the Day of the Lord Yahweh becoming transposed into the Day of the Lord Christ. In examining Paul's teaching on the messiah and the Kingdom, Kreitzer offers a penetrating analysis of how Paul balanced theocentricity and christ.