The New Testament doctrine of the 'Last Things' : a study of eschatology /
by H. A. Guy.
- ix, 189 pages ; 19 centimeter
Contents: I. Everyman’s Concern with the ‘Last Things’: Eschatology and Christianity – Eschatology to-day – Two aspects of the ‘Last Things’ – The study of the New Testament view II. Hebrew and Jewish Thought of the ‘Last Things’: Old Testament Ideas – The Day of Yahweh – Jewish Apocalyptic – Conceptions of the coming deliverance – The life after death – The Kingdom of God – Note: Eschatology in the Apocrypha III. The Teaching in the Synoptic Gospels: The literary problem – Form-criticism and eschatology – The eschatology of John the Baptist – The teaching of Jesus IV. Aspects of the Synoptic Teaching: Jesus’s conception of the Kingdom of God – Jesus’s conception of the Son of Man – The importance and validity of Jesus’s eschatology V. Eschatology in the Early Christian Preaching: The Acts of Apostles – The First Epistle of Peter – The Epistle of James – Eschatology and morality VI. The Eschatology of St. Paul: The New Age – The Parousia of Christ – Paul’s treatment of the Judgment – The Resurrection and the intermediate state – The Kingdom of God – The final condition of men – Paul’s use of Jewish eschatology – The nature of Pauline eschatology – Note: The Pastoral Epistles VII. The Epistle to the Hebrews: The new age – The future consummation – The eschatological reinterpretation VIII. Christian Apocalyptic Writings: The Book of Revelation – The Epistle of Jude – 2 Peter – The ‘Freer Logion’ IX. The eschatology of the Johannine Writings: The Fourth Gospel – The Epistles of John X. The New Testament Eschatology: Leading lines of thought in the New Testament – The value of the New Testament eschatology