Recent research on Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God has in
common the assumption that it remains the same throughout the time
of his proclamation of it. The data that cannot be harmonized are
usually judged to be inauthentic, originating from Christian
prophets in the early church. Smith shows in closely argued detail
how essential it is to differentiate two historical contexts for
Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God. The nature of the Kingdom
of God is conditional upon its acceptance and the acceptance of its
messenger-which is to say, Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God
is hypothetical. This is the non-rejection context of Jesus'
teaching about the Kingdom of God. But some of Jesus' teaching
about the Kingdom of God presupposes a context of the rejection of
his message by the majority of Jews and especially the Jewish
authorities. In this new context, Jesus teaches that the Kingdom
will still come but not in the way first delineated, in the
non-rejection context. This can be called the rejection context of
Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God. No attempt should be made
to assimilate all the data into one historical context.
Distinguishing two contexts for Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom
of God allows us to appreciate how Jesus modifies his teaching in
the light of the rejection of the Kingdom. Without this
differentiation of two historical contexts, it is impossible to
make sense of Jesus' teaching about the Kingdom of God.
General
Imprint: |
Sheffield Phoenix Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
New Testament Monographs, No. 24 |
Release date: |
May 2009 |
First published: |
May 2009 |
Authors: |
Barry D. Smith
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Laminated cover
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Pages: |
328 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-906055-68-4 |
Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-906055-68-8 |
Barcode: |
9781906055684 |
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