The presence of the future : the eschatology of biblical realism / George Eldon Ladd.
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TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans Pub. Co., [1974]Description: xiv, 370 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0802815316
- 231.7
- BT94 .L23 1974
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Editions for 1964-69 published under title: Jesus and the kingdom.
Bibliography: p. 341-355.
The debate over eschatology --
The promise of the kingdom --
The Old Testament promise --
The apocalyptic interpretation of the promise --
The fulfillment of the promise --
Fulfillment without consummation --
The kingdom: reign or realism? --
The kingdom present as dynamic power --
The kingdom present as the divine activity --
The kingdom present as the new age of salvation --
The mystery of the kingdom --
Jesus, Israel, and his disciples --
The kingdom and the church --
The ethics of the kingdom --
The consummation of the promise --
The consummation of the kingdom --
Conclusion --
The abiding values for theology.
George Eldon Ladd's comprehensive treatment of New Testament eschatology has become the definitive discussion of the theological interpretation known as "inaugurated eschatology." Reflecting profound biblical insight and a balanced treatment of conflicting views, this volume convincingly develops Ladd's thesis that the kingdom of God involves two great movements -- its present fulfillment in Jesus and its future consummation in the last days. Ladd begins this revised edition (formerly titled Jesus and the Kingdom) by taking readers step by step through the findings of his predecessors and contemporaries on the great debate as to whether the kingdom of God promised by Jesus is now, in the immediate future, or in some unknown time to come. He then traces the prophetic expectation of the kingdom in the Old Testament, pursues the development of this expectation through the intertestamental literature, and, against this background, reconstructs the teaching and mission of Jesus. Ultimately, Ladd finds the key to understanding the kingdom in the concept of "the rule of God." His interpretation of the divine reign brings together the Old Testament promise of the kingdom, its fulfillment in history, and its consummation at the end of history. - Back cover.
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