Images of Salvation in the New Testament - Couverture souple

Colijn, Brenda B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0830838724 ISBN 13 : 9780830838721

Editeur : Inter-Varsity Press,US, 2010

Synopsis

What does salvation in the New Testament look like?"The New Testament does not develop a systematic doctrine of salvation," writes Brenda Colijn. "Instead, it presents us with a variety of pictures taken from different perspectives. From one angle, the human predicament is rebellion against God. Salvation looks like living under God's universal reign. From another angle, the human predicament is bondage to both internal and external forces. Salvation looks like freedom from those forces. From yet a third angle, the human predicament looks like alienation from God, from other people, from creation and even from one's own best self. Salvation looks like the restoration of those relationships."Colijn, who holds degrees in English literature as well as theology, embraces a critical-realist methodology that incorporates New Testament theology, literary criticism and theological interpretation. She advocates listening to the individual authors of Scripture in their own social-cultural and historical settings, while looking for how the texts work both individually and collectively at a literary level.Students of the New Testament and of theology will both find their vision broadened and their understanding deepened by this rich, informative study. As the author seeks to understand their implications for people of faith, she uncovers how New Testament images provide the building blocks of the master story of redemption.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brenda B. Colijn (Ph.D., Cornell University) is professor of biblical interpretation and theology at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Inter-Varsity Press,US
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0830838724
• ISBN 13: 9780830838721
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 335
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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