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With its soaring affirmations and profound statements of salvation
in Christ, Romans 8 is a high point in Pauline theology. But what
does Paul mean when in 8:29 he speaks of being "conformed to the
image of his Son"? Remarkably, there has been little scholarly
attention awarded to this Pauline statement of the goal of
salvation. And yet in Christian piety, preaching, and theology,
this is a treasured phrase. Surprisingly, its meaning has been
variously and ambiguously expressed. Is it a moral or spiritual or
sanctifying conformity to Christ, or to his suffering, or does it
point to an eschatological transformation into radiant glory? In
Conformed to the Image of His Son, Haley Goranson Jacob probes and
reopens a text perhaps too familiar and a meaning too often
assumed. If conformity to the image of the Son is the goal of
salvation, a proper understanding is paramount. Jacob points out
that the key lies in the meaning of "glory" in Paul's
biblical-theological perspective and in how he uses the language of
glory in Romans. For this investigation of glory alone, her study
would be valuable for the fresh understanding she brings to Paul's
narrative of glory. But in introducing a new and compelling reading
of Romans 8:29, this is a study that makes a strong bid to reorient
our understanding of Paul's classic statement of the goal of
salvation.
With the aim of envisioning new horizons for a theology of glory,
this book offers fresh biblical, theological, and scientific
perspectives on the subject of divine self-revelation and human
response to the manifestations of divine presence. The first four
chapters explore the biblical origins of divine glory within the
nation of Israel, the glorious encounter between Moses and God, and
the Christological dimensions of glory in Johannine and Pauline
writings. These chapters demonstrate how the biblical text
inherently weaves aspects of creation, calling, covenant
relationship, revelation, Christology, ecclesiology, and
eschatology into a remarkable tapestry of divine glory. Five
theological essays cover the role of the Holy Spirit and the
worshipful response of believers to the glory of God, as well as
expositions on the glory-themed writings of Jonathan Edwards, Karl
Barth, Oscar Romero, and Etty Hillesum. These theological writers
provoke challenging questions by emphasizing how the theme of glory
paradoxically encompasses both otherworldly perfection and worldly
sinfulness. This book concludes with two chapters that focus on the
natural and physical sciences, revealing how God's glory is
displayed in the heavens and on earth. The chapters in this book
demonstrate the importance of the subject of divine glory in the
study of the nature of the triune God.
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