Apocalypticism

Harnack understands the Kingdom of God in Jesus’ teachings to have two basic aspects. First is the traditional view as a future event, establishing God’s rule on earth. The roots of this view come from the historic elements of Jewish apocalypticism and in the teachings of John the Baptist. Jesus accepted and supported but also surpassed the teachings of John the Baptist. However, Jesus presented an idea of the Kingdom of God that was in contrast with the traditional understanding of the

(TCO 6) The Jewish Day of Atonement is: (Points : 4) Hanukkah. Passover. Purim. Yom Kippur. Question 21. 21.(TCO 7) The view that God's imminent divine judgment and the end of the world is near is: (Points : 4) messianism. apocalypticism. redemption. schism. Question 22. 22.(TCO 7) Letters written in the New Testament to instruct, encourage, and solve problems are called: (Points : 4) Gospels. Epistles. Acts. Revelations. Question 23. 23.(TCO 6) Muhammad's

(TCO 6) The Jewish Day of Atonement is: (Points : 4) Hanukkah. Passover. Purim. Yom Kippur. Question 21. 21.(TCO 7) The view that God's imminent divine judgment and the end of the world is near is: (Points : 4) messianism. apocalypticism. redemption. schism. Question 22. 22.(TCO 7) Letters written in the New Testament to instruct, encourage, and solve problems are called: (Points : 4) Gospels. Epistles. Acts. Revelations. Question 23. 23.(TCO 6) Muhammad's

Nero as the Antichrist Nero was a mixture of megalomania, evil, and cruelty according to Roman historians as well as Jews and Christians. His sin of matricide and his claims of deity were major elements in his infamous reputation. Though modern Historians have tried to whitewash Nero and say that certain groups in Rome and other parts of the empire supported him, his name has become a synonym for tyrant and, for many, Antichrist. Nero was born in AD 37 on December 15 to Agrippina and Gnaeus

Wolfhart Pannenberg is regarded by many to have been one of the most prominent systematic theologians in the world. More than six hundred works and a multinational audience attest to this claim. Pannenberg was Professor of Systematic Theology with the University of Munich from 1968-1994 and, throughout his life, has gained a considerably positive reputation for, in the words of Christiaan Mostert, “wide learning and deep insight, sharp powers of analysis and unusual capacity to relate Christian theology

Ch. 1: What is the New Testament? In this chapter, Ehrman discusses the origins of the New Testament. He starts off with the diversity of early Christianity and the large amount of Christian documents that were written during the second century. Ehrman also discusses which Christian literature became canon, including the gospels written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, as well as the epistles and book of revelation. Ch. 2: Do we have the original New Testament? In this chapter, Ehrman tells the

“Is non-eschatological poetry possible?” Answering his own question, Ceslaw Milosz offers a resounding no. No – that is – if one is not to be indifferent to time and to questions of last things, like damnation, judgment, the Kingdom of God, or the ends of history. If poetry is “the passionate pursuit of the Real,” not only would non-eschatological poetry mean poetic indifference to our experiences of temporality and last things, it would mean a collapse into isolation and solipsism, a poetics severed

Introduction Trinitarian theology within the book of Revelation is not at first sight easily recognisable amongst the plethora of images and prophecies that are recorded. The beauty of John’s theology is that the Trinity is deeply embedded in the text so that the reader must dissect the book in order to glimpse the theological beauty that is present. This essay will seek to explore the threads of the Holy Trinity that appear in the book of Revelation by looking at the characteristics of God, the

When assessing the relative merits of various approaches to the death of Jesus of Nazareth, it is worth bearing in mind C.S. Lewis’ measured observation that ‘a good many different theories have been held as to how it works; [but] what all Christians are agreed on is that it does work’. This is not, however, to suggest that all theories of atonement are equally valid, nor is it to affirm any theory which represents the death of Jesus as redemptive or restorative as necessarily credible or valid

Christianity and Terror in the Works of Cormac McCarthy In the literary works of Cormac McCarthy, there are clear, overarching themes of Christianity and terror. The Roman Catholic raised American novelist has published ten novels and the three-major works from McCarthy that will be observed in this essay for their exemplifications of Christianity and terror are The Orchard Keeper, Child of God, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Road. As The Road, was published decades after The Orchard Keeper