Eschatology (End Times)

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  2nd Coming : A Wesleyan Approach To The Doctrine

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  A conspicuous silence on eschatology-the study of last things-pervades the ranks of Wesleyan scholars, which has led to some unfortunate circumstances.
  H. Ray Dunning notes with concern, “While we have been busy with other themes, foreign ideas have virtually stolen the store in this area of theology, with the odd phenomenon that eschatological teachings that are contrary to both good biblical scholarship and Wesleyan theology have virtually assumed the status of orthodoxy among Wesleyans, as well as among other evangelical Christians.”

  This book is an attempt to break the silence. Ten noted Wesleyan scholars probe both the historical and contemporary influences that have shaped the prevailing evangelical view of end-time events.

  You will be challenged to take a more thoughtful and discerning look at what is widely held today in the study of last things, while keeping a strong focus on what Scripture clearly presents as undebatable: Christ will come again.

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  Dawn Of Apocalyptic

  $30.00

  The Phenomenon Of Apocalyptic In Israel: Its Background And Setting
  Excursus: Apocalyptic Eschatology In The Later Apocalyptic Writings
  Excursus: The History Of Prophecy In Israel
  Isaiah 56-66 And The Visionary Disciples Of Second Isaiah
  A. A Third Isaiah?
  B. The Ideal Community Envisioned By The Disciples Of Second Isaiah
  1. Isaiah 60-62
  Excursus: Textual Reconstruction And Prosodic Analysis
  2. Isaiah 57:14-21
  C. The Ideal Undermined By Opposition (63:7-64:11)
  D. Tension Within The Community Grows (58 And 59)
  1. Isaiah 58:1-12
  2. Isaiah 59:1-20
  E. The Schism Widens, Vindictiveness Increases, Hope Is Deferred, And The Seeds Of Apocalyptic Eschatology Are Sown (65:1-25)
  F. Controversy Over The Building Of The Temple And Expulsion From The Cult (66:1-16)
  G. The Conflict Grows Acrimonious (56:9-57:13)
  H. The Other Edge Of The Sword: Judgment Against The Nations (63:1-6)
  The Origins Of The Post-Exilic Hierocracy
  A. The Second Group Competing For Control Of The Restoration Cult
  B. The Sociological Background Of The Post-Exilic Struggle
  C. The Rise Of The Hierocratic Party Of The Zadokites
  D. Ezekiel: The Pre-Exilic Zadokite Temple Structures Transformed Into A Hierocratic Program Of Restoration
  E. Haggai And Zechariah: The Hierocratic Temple Program Receives Prophetic Legitimation
  F. Bitter Controversy And The Zadokite Move To Reform The Hierocratic Tradition Along Narrowly Exclusive Lines
  G. The Chronicler: The Victorious Hierocratic Party Returns To A More Conciliatory Position
  Zechariah 9-14 And The Development Of The Apocalyptic Eschatology Of The Visionaries
  A. The Historical And Sociological Background Of The Continued Struggle
  B. In Defense Of A New Approach To The Oracles Of Zechariah 9-14
  Excursus: Past Biblical Research On Zechariah 9-14
  C. A Divine Warrior Hymn Drawing On The Ritual Pattern Of The Conflict Myth (9:1-17)
  D. The Divine Warrior Hymn Applied To The Inner-Community Polemic (10:1-12)
  E. A Taunt Against Foreign Nations Redirected Against Israel’s Leaders (11:1-3)
  F. A Commissioning Narrative Transformed Into A Prophecy Of Doom (11:14-17 And 13:7-9)
  G. An Apocalypse Molded By The Inner-Community Struggle (12:1-13:6)
  Excursus: The Textual Problem Of Zechariah 12:2 And An Alternate Interpretation
  H. An Apocalypse Structured Upon The Ritual Pattern Of The Conflict Myth And Reflecting Bitter Inner-Community Conflict (14:1-21)
  Excursus: Revealed Secrets
  Excursus: The Redactional Framework Of Third Isaia

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  In challenging both traditional and contemporary notions of the nature and history of the Biblical apocalyptic literature, Professor Hanson begins by saying that the origins of apocalyptic cannot be explained by a method which juxtaposes seventh and second century compositions and then proceeds to account for the features of the latter by reference to its immediate environment. “The apocalyptic literature of the second century and after is the result of a long development reaching back to pre-exilic times and beyond, and not the new baby of second century foreign parents. Not only the sources of origin, but the intrinsic nature of late apocalyptic compositions can be understood only by tracing the centuries-long development through which the apocalptic eschatology developed from prophetic and other even more archaic native roots.”

  In this ground breaking study, Professor Hanson focuses on one strand which can be seen running through the heart of many of the so-called apocalyptic works, the strand of apocalyptic eschatology. He seeks to demonstrate that the rise of apocalyptic eschatology is neither sudden nor anomalous, but follows the pattern of an unbroken development from preexilic and exilic prophecy.

  By means of a detailed analysis of the Hebrew text and a new translation of it into English, Professor Hanson demonstrates why scholars must look again at the apocalyptic eschatology. This contextual-typological approach will call for a reexamination of many opinions about this literature.

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  Last Things A Print On Demand Title

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  Scriptural prophecies about the end times have been the subject of a great number of books. Many of them, however, are popularized accounts containing little thoughtful biblical scholarship. Yet the serious studies available are often too difficult for the average reader to understand. George Eldon Ladd has endeavored to rectify this situation with a serious discussion of eschatology written for the layperson.

  Two radically different interpretations of the relationship between the prophecies of the Old and New Testaments have been offered. One view sees separate programs for Israel and the Christian church, while the other recognizes progressive revelation and a unity of the Testaments.

  Professor Ladd holds the latter position, basing his doctrine of the last things on the conviction that “our final word . . . is to be found in the New Testament reinterpretation of Old Testament prophecy.” Only as the prophecies are seen in the light of God’s revelation through Christ can we clearly comprehend what they mean in relation to the end times.

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  Apocalyptic A Print On Demand Title

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  The study of apocalyptic – the body of ancient literature dealing with the end of the world – is vital to an understanding of the New Testament. Most of us, however, know very little about the subject – and if Leon Morris is correct, much of what we think we know is wrong.

  In this brief introduction to apocalyptic, Morris brings together the results of a great deal of work that has been done on the subject by himself and others. In a clear and lucid style, he addresses himself to the characteristics of apocalyptic writings, the world from which they arose, and their relation to the gospel. “Apocalyptic is not a good medium for expressing the cruciality of the cross,” Morris concludes, “and in fact it does not express it . . . We cannot understand important sections of the New Testament without some knowledge of apocalyptic. But we cannot hold that apocalyptic contains the key to the whole. . . .”

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