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 vii
... function in that faith is essentially understood as hope in Him who will come: a word of faith is always the realization of the faith, especially in its structure of hope, because it leads hope on and keeps it alive. It is equally ...
... function in that faith is essentially understood as hope in Him who will come: a word of faith is always the realization of the faith, especially in its structure of hope, because it leads hope on and keeps it alive. It is equally ...
Pàgina 4
... function of prophecy in the Christian church. The topic of Christian prophecy has proven to be of interest to readers even outside academe. Furthermore, surprisingly little has been written on Christian prophecy from a perspective of ...
... function of prophecy in the Christian church. The topic of Christian prophecy has proven to be of interest to readers even outside academe. Furthermore, surprisingly little has been written on Christian prophecy from a perspective of ...
Pàgina 6
... functions accorded to early Christian prophecy by Luke are wholly within the scope of prophecy as we know it from the OT and other parallels in religious history.''15 Nonetheless, the two phenomena have received very different treatment ...
... functions accorded to early Christian prophecy by Luke are wholly within the scope of prophecy as we know it from the OT and other parallels in religious history.''15 Nonetheless, the two phenomena have received very different treatment ...
Pàgina 7
... functions in much the same way as its Old Testament counterpart, why treat it differently? Why not admit the importance of Christian prophecy and enhance the exploration of its theological value, place, and function in the church? This ...
... functions in much the same way as its Old Testament counterpart, why treat it differently? Why not admit the importance of Christian prophecy and enhance the exploration of its theological value, place, and function in the church? This ...
Pàgina 9
... function, we need to arrive at a working description of Christian prophecy. Such a description can only arise from an analysis of the phenomenon's New Testament identity, since Christian prophecy emerges directly from the function of ...
... function, we need to arrive at a working description of Christian prophecy. Such a description can only arise from an analysis of the phenomenon's New Testament identity, since Christian prophecy emerges directly from the function of ...
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 |
Christian Prophecy: The Post-Biblical Tradition Niels Christian Hvidt Previsualització limitada - 2007 |
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