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100 1 _aMiddleton, J. Richard,
_d1955-
_961860
245 1 2 _aA new heaven and a new earth :
_breclaiming biblical eschatology /
_cJ. Richard Middleton.
264 1 _aGrand Rapids, Michigan :
_bBaker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group,
_c[2014]
300 _a332 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 0 _gPart 1:
_tFrom creation to eschaton. Why are we here? Being human as sacred calling ;
_tThe plot of the biblical story --
_gPart 2
_t: Holistic salvation in the Old Testament. The exodus as paradigm of salvation ;
_tEarthly flourishing in law, wisdom, and prophecy ;
_tThe coming of God in judgment and salvation --
_gPart 3
_t: the New Testament's vision of cosmic renewal. Resurrection and the restoration of rule ;
_tThe redemption of all things --
_gPart 4
_t: Problem texts for holistic eschatology. Cosmic destruction at Christ's return ;
_tThe role of heaven in biblical eschatology --
_tThe ethics of the kingdom. The good news at Nazareth ;
_tThe challenge of the kingdom.
520 _aIn recent years, more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible's teaching that the ultimate blessed hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven; instead, it is full-bodied participation in a new heaven and a new earth brought into fullness through the coming of God's kingdom. Drawing on the full sweep of the biblical narrative, J. Richard Middleton unpacks key Old Testament and New Testament texts to make a case for the new earth as the appropriate Christian hope. He suggests its ethical and ecclesial implications, exploring the difference a holistic eschatology can make for living in a broken world.
650 0 _aEschatology.
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651 0 _aEarth (Planet)
_xForecasting.
650 0 _aHeaven
_xChristianity.
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