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Paul's Eschatological Anthropology : The Dynamics of Human Transformation /

In this study, Sarah Harding examines Paul's anthropology from the perspective of eschatology, concluding that the apostle's view of humans is a function of his belief that the cosmos evolves through distinct aeons in progress toward its telos. Although scholars have frequently assumed tha...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Harding, Sarah (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Collection:Emerging scholars.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:In this study, Sarah Harding examines Paul's anthropology from the perspective of eschatology, concluding that the apostle's view of humans is a function of his belief that the cosmos evolves through distinct aeons in progress toward its telos. Although scholars have frequently assumed that Paul's anthropological utterances are arbitrary, inconsistent, or dependent upon parallel views extant in the first-century world, Harding shows that these assumptions only arise when Paul's anthropology is considered apart from its eschatological context. That context includes the temporal distinction of the old aeon, the new aeon, and the significant overlap of aeons in which those "in Christ" dwell, as well as a spatial dimension that comprises the cosmos and the powers that dominate it (especially sin and the Holy Spirit). These eschatological dimensions determine the value Paul attaches to any particular anthropological "aspect." Harding examines the cosmological power dominant in each aeon and the structures through which, in Paul's view, these influence human beings, examining texts in which Paul discusses nous, kardia, and soma in each aeon.
Description:Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Wales, Trinity-Saint David.
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-451).
ISBN:9781506406060
Accès:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.