Revelation and the Word of God

Theological Foundations of the Christian Church - Volume 2

The Rev. Professor Paul Avis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2024
T.& T.Clark Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-567-70419-1 (ISBN)

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A unique work of Fundamental Theology, Revelation and the Word of God explores key issues of divine revelation as open questions. They include: Why is revelation so elusive? Existential and philosophical problems of revelation in the context of apologetics. The self-revelation of God in mystery. What does it mean to say, as the Bible does, that God ‘speaks’ and ‘acts’? How does revelation relate to the Bible, history, religious experience and the church? The relational and personalist dimensions of revelation. What the biblical Wisdom tradition contributes to our understanding of revelation.
The threefold form of the Word of God: Jesus Christ – the incarnate Word (Logos) and Wisdom (Sophia) of God; the Scriptures that witness to him; and the church’s proclamation (kerygma) in preaching, sacraments and other ways. The role of hermeneutics, cultural constraints and imagination in the reception of revelation. Critique (including Feminist Theology) of claimed ‘revelation’. Is there revelation today? How do developments in doctrine and practice relate to divine revelation? The liturgy as a vehicle of the Word of God. The Word in pastoral practice. Jesus Christ as the crown and criterion of divine revelation according to the Fourth Gospel.

Paul Avis is Honorary Professor in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Editor-in-Chief of Ecclesiology.

Preface

1. The Elusiveness of Revelation

2. The Actuality of Revelation

3. Word and Wisdom in Both Testaments

4. 'The God who Acts' and 'the God who Speaks'

5. What is Revealed and How?

6. Personhood, Participation and Practice

7. Revelation in Experience, Reason and Imagination

8. From Revelation to the Church

9. The Word of God in its Threefold Form

10. The Church the 'Earthen Vessel' of Divine Revelation

11. Critique of Revelation

12. Continuous Revelation?

13. The Word of God in the Liturgy

14. Jesus Christ the Revelation of God

Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	21.05.2024
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-567-70419-X / 056770419X
ISBN-13	978-0-567-70419-1 / 9780567704191
Zustand	Neuware