Revelation and Concealment of Christ
Title | Revelation and Concealment of Christ PDF eBook |
Author | Saeed Hamid-Khani |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 601 |
Release | 2021-03-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1725291576 |
The elusive disposition of John's language has been noted by biblical scholars throughout the history of New Testament studies. The Fourth Gospel is seen as so simple to grasp and yet often pointing beyond itself and beckoning the reader to read deeper. Various socio-linguistic studies have explained this feature as the reflection of the sectarian tendencies in the Johannine Christianity. In his study Saeed Hamid-Khani questions these approaches as inadequate. In turn, he examines John's language within an exegetical and theological framework. He argues that the Sitz im Leben of Johannine language was an environment in which the Hebrew Scriptures were the dominant conceptual force for both the Jews and the Christians. In this context he argues that the essential function of John's enigmatic language is wedded to the Evangelist's purpose in writing the Gospel: namely a steadfast focus upon setting forth that Jesus is the Christ according to the witness of Israel's Scriptures. It is here in these echoes and thematic allusions to the Scriptures that we find the answer to the function and significance of John's unique language: i.e., Jesus is the Messiah, the Saviour of the world, and he is the visible image of the invisible God, the embodiment of the self-revelation of God according to the Scriptures. However, these truths are concealed from the undiscerning and are only revealed by the spirit of God to those who are born of God.
Revelation and Concealment of Christ
Title | Revelation and Concealment of Christ PDF eBook |
Author | Saeed Hamid-Khani |
Publisher | |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN | 9783161471384 |
Histories of the Hidden God
Title | Histories of the Hidden God PDF eBook |
Author | April D DeConick |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2016-04-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134935994 |
In Western religious traditions, God is conventionally conceived as a humanlike creator, lawgiver, and king, a being both accessible and actively present in history. Yet there is a concurrent and strong tradition of a God who actively hides. The two traditions have led to a tension between a God who is simultaneously accessible to humanity and yet inaccessible, a God who is both immanent and transcendent, present and absent. Western Gnostic, esoteric, and mystical thinking capitalizes on the hidden and hiding God. He becomes the hallmark of the mystics, Gnostics, sages, and artists who attempt to make accessible to humans the God who is secreted away. 'Histories of the Hidden God' explores this tradition from antiquity to today. The essays focus on three essential themes: the concealment of the hidden God; the human quest for the hidden God, and revelations of the hidden God.
The Revelation of Christ to His Servants of Things that Are, and Things that Shall be
Title | The Revelation of Christ to His Servants of Things that Are, and Things that Shall be PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick William Grant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 18?? |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN |
Behold, the Revelation of Jesus Christ
Title | Behold, the Revelation of Jesus Christ PDF eBook |
Author | James E. Smith, Ph.D. |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 2016-12-08 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1365594343 |
An introduction to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament is followed by a verse-by-verse commentary on the biblical text.
Revelation and Concealment
Title | Revelation and Concealment PDF eBook |
Author | Saeed Hamid-Khani |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1997 |
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The Evidence and Authority of the Christian Revelation
Title | The Evidence and Authority of the Christian Revelation PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Chalmers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1817 |
Genre | Apologetics |
ISBN |