Presbyterian Theological Seminary library

The presence of the future :

Ladd, George Eldon, 1911-1982.

The presence of the future : the eschatology of biblical realism / George Eldon Ladd. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Pub. Co., c1974. - xiv, 370 p. ; 21 cm.

Editions for 1964-69 published under title: Jesus and the kingdom.

Bibliography: p. 341-355.

The debate over eschatology -- The promise of the kingdom -- The Old Testament promise -- The apocalyptic interpretation of the promise -- The fulfillment of the promise -- Fulfillment without consummation -- The kingdom: reign or realism? -- The kingdom present as dynamic power -- The kingdom present as the divine activity -- The kingdom present as the new age of salvation -- The mystery of the kingdom -- Jesus, Israel, and his disciples -- The kingdom and the church -- The ethics of the kingdom -- The consummation of the promise -- The consummation of the kingdom -- Conclusion -- The abiding values for theology.

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Kingdom of God.
New Testament Theology
KIngdom and the Church
Eschatology

BT94 / .L23 1974