Christian Prophecy: The Post-Biblical TraditionOxford University Press, 19 d’abr. 2007 - 440 pàgines Throughout the Hebrew Bible, God guides and saves his people through the words of his prophets. When the prophets are silenced, the people easily lose their way. What happened after the incarnation, death and resurrection of Christ? Did God fall silent? The dominant position in Christian theology is that prophecy did indeed cease at some point in the past -if not with the Old Testament prophets, then with John the Baptist, with Jesus, with the last apostle, or with the closure of the canon of the New Testament. Nevertheless, throughout the history of Christianity there have always been acclaimed saints and mystics -most of them women-who displayed prophetic traits. In recent years, the charismatic revival in both Protestant and Catholic circles has once again raised the question of the place and function of prophecy in Christianity. Scholarly theological attitudes toward Christian prophecy range from modest recognition to contempt. Mainstream systematic theology, both Protestant and Catholic, has mostly marginalized or ignored the gift of prophecy. In this book, however, Niels Christian Hvidt argues that prophecy has persisted in Christianity as an inherent and continuous feature in the life of the church. Prophecy never died, he argues, but rather proved its dynamism by mutating to meet new historical conditions. He presents a comprehensive history of prophecy from ancient Israel to the present and closely examines the development of the theological discourse that surrounds it. Throughout, though, there is always an awareness of the critical discernment required when evaluating the charism of prophecy. The debate about prophecy, Hvidt shows, leads to some profound insights about the very nature of Christianity and the church. For example, some have argued that Christianity is a perfect state and that all that is required for salvation is acceptance of its doctrines. Others have emphasized how God continues to intervene and guide his people onto the right path as the full implementation of God's salvation in Christ is still far away. This is the position that Hvidt forcefully and persuasively defends and develops in this ambitious and important work. |
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Pàgina 13
... believers are said to have visited Medjugorje.53 The messages of the Greek Orthodox mystic Vassula Ryde ́n are another interesting example of apparent contemporary Christian prophecy. Mrs. Ryde ́n is reported to have received messages ...
... believers are said to have visited Medjugorje.53 The messages of the Greek Orthodox mystic Vassula Ryde ́n are another interesting example of apparent contemporary Christian prophecy. Mrs. Ryde ́n is reported to have received messages ...
Pàgina 14
The Post-Biblical Tradition Niels Christian Hvidt. first public meeting in 1991, believers have invited her to give over seven hundred public lectures in over fifty-eight nations.55 Modern experiences such as these show that prophecy ...
The Post-Biblical Tradition Niels Christian Hvidt. first public meeting in 1991, believers have invited her to give over seven hundred public lectures in over fifty-eight nations.55 Modern experiences such as these show that prophecy ...
Pàgina 15
... believers are a priori suspicious of the ''narrow-minded'' attitude of theologians, while theologians are contemptuous of the unreflecting faithful because of their attraction to what Rino Fisichella labels ''less demanding forms of ...
... believers are a priori suspicious of the ''narrow-minded'' attitude of theologians, while theologians are contemptuous of the unreflecting faithful because of their attraction to what Rino Fisichella labels ''less demanding forms of ...
Pàgina 16
... believers at times do follow easy and often false forms of faith, it is also true that history has shown the benefits of charisms in the life of the faithful. God's life is mediated through the church by the ordered means of the ...
... believers at times do follow easy and often false forms of faith, it is also true that history has shown the benefits of charisms in the life of the faithful. God's life is mediated through the church by the ordered means of the ...
Pàgina 17
... believers, who treasure these things in their hearts (see Luke, 2:19, 51) through a penetrating understanding of the spiritual realities which they experience, and through the preaching of those who have received through episcopal ...
... believers, who treasure these things in their hearts (see Luke, 2:19, 51) through a penetrating understanding of the spiritual realities which they experience, and through the preaching of those who have received through episcopal ...
Continguts
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3 Prophecy and History | 35 |
4 Prophecy and Revelation | 123 |
5 Prophecy and the End of Revelation | 185 |
6 Prophecy and Tradition | 217 |
7 Prophecy and Sociology of Religion | 251 |
8 Prophecys Status and Types of Faith | 271 |
9 Prophecy and Truth | 285 |
10 General Conclusion | 303 |
Notes | 313 |
References | 375 |
Index | 401 |
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Christian Prophecy: The Post-Biblical Tradition Niels Christian Hvidt Previsualització limitada - 2007 |
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