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Rian Venter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Trends in contemporary Christian eschatological reflection
    Missionalia, 2015
    Co-Authors: Rian Venter
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    This article intends to make a scholarly contribution by mapping the main developments in the field of Eschatology. Such an attempt could deepen reflection in a multidisciplinary conversation with, for example, Missiology. Exciting and constructive shifts have taken place in Eschatology, and five such trends are briefly highlighted. Eschatology is not a mere appendix to the Christian vision, but belongs to its very nature, and requires careful hermeneutical exploration and articulation. The recent appreciation of marginalised voices have wrought exciting new sensibilities and should be cautiously heeded. Attempts are underway to expand the notion of a singular final telos , based on a broadened notion of the divine. Finally, the performative effects of eschatological discourse, especially the political, should be explicitly accounted for. The article concludes with seven guidelines that identify scholarly gains and areas for special future attention.

Jan Krans - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Angelika Bayer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

O. Lehtipuu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The Rich Man And Lazarus And Luke’S Eschatology
    The Afterlife Imagery in Luke's Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, 1
    Co-Authors: O. Lehtipuu
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    How obvious, then, are the difficulties concerning the eschatological teaching in the Rich Man and Lazarus? In the light of the overall context of Luke-Acts, neither the emphasis on individual Eschatology nor Jesus’ absence from the eschatological action are unique features. Eschatology has been a prominent theme in Lukan studies ever since the dawn of redaction criticism. According to some scholars, the individual strand of Eschatology in Luke’s gospel is related to the delayed end. The belief that the dead experience their otherworldly fate immediately occurs frequently in Jewish writings. This implies that it was not an uncommon view in Luke’s time. The picture of Luke’s Eschatology is, however, more complicated than this. There are also several references to a collective resurrection and judgment on the last day.Keywords: Jewish writings; Lazarus; Luke-Acts; Luke’s Eschatology; otherworldly fate; Rich Man

  • Preliminary Remarks: A Consistent Eschatological Scheme?
    The Afterlife Imagery in Luke's Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, 1
    Co-Authors: O. Lehtipuu
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    How does the afterlife scene in the Rich Man and Lazarus fit into Luke’s overall eschatological view? Many a scholar has answered: poorly. However, elsewhere in his double work, Luke presupposes that there will be a general resurrection and judgment at the end of time. This tension has been resolved in various ways. One way is to lean on source critical arguments, and the another way is to harmonize the different views. Both these solutions are based on the presumption that Luke has a coherent and intellectually consistent eschatological scheme where different pieces fit together. This chapter examines Luke’s eschatological expectations in light of the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus. It argues that the story points to diversity and diffusion within Luke’s Eschatology. Finally, it claims that Luke’s use of different images concerning fate after death is similarly ambivalent and cannot be harmonized into one scheme without difficulties.Keywords: afterlife scene; consistent eschatological scheme; fate after death; Lazarus; Luke’s Eschatology; Rich Man

Mikel Burley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Dislocating the Eschaton? Appraising Realized Eschatology
    Sophia, 2017
    Co-Authors: Mikel Burley
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    Was Jesus Christ a deluded prophet who expected an imminent collapse of the world followed by the dawning of a kingdom that has never eventuated? Some who reject Christianity think that he was, and as a consequence are highly suspicious about any other claims that are attributed to Jesus. However, other interpretations of the apparently eschatological pronouncements in the New Testament exist, one of which is realized Eschatology, this being the idea, roughly, that the kingdom or reign of God was realized in or through the ministry of Jesus itself. Debates surrounding the competing interpretations of New Testament Eschatology raise fascinating issues, both exegetical and conceptual. Exploring some of these issues from the perspective of philosophy of religion, informed by theological and biblical studies, this article argues that realized Eschatology is a religious option that, contrary to common criticisms, is neither incoherent nor implausibly reductive.