Oxford Handbook Of Eschatology
Jerry L. Walls
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Paperback. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 744 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRLB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1254.
Eschatology is the branch of theology that deals with the final consummation of all things. Covering such subject matter as death, judgment, and the life to come, the discipline of eschatology must grapple with some of our greatest hopes, fears, anxieties and expectations. The issues involved are uniquely complicated because they are both intensely personal and of universal significance. To ponder the "last things" is to consider not only the final fate of all things, but to question daringly how one's individual journey through life relates to God's grander scheme. Over the course of history, many prominent thinkers have elevated ... Read more
Eschatology is the branch of theology that deals with the final consummation of all things. Covering such subject matter as death, judgment, and the life to come, the discipline of eschatology must grapple with some of our greatest hopes, fears, anxieties and expectations. The issues involved are uniquely complicated because they are both intensely personal and of universal significance. To ponder the "last things" is to consider not only the final fate of all things, but to question daringly how one's individual journey through life relates to God's grander scheme. Over the course of history, many prominent thinkers have elevated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Number of Pages
744
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199735884
SKU
V9780199735884
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About Jerry L. Walls
Jerry Walls is Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Asbury Theological Seminary
Reviews for Oxford Handbook Of Eschatology
provides an important, head-on, critical analysis of eschatology from biblical, historical, theological, philosophical and cultural disciplines and is relevant for practitioners of these perspectives.
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