Deliverance now and not yet : the New Testament and the Great Tribulation / C. Marvin Pate & Douglas W. Kennard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pate, C. Marvin, 1952-

Contributor:

Kennard, Douglas Welker.

Series:

Studies in biblical literature 1089-0645 ; v. 54.

Studies in biblical literature, 1089-0645 ; v. 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tribulation (Christian eschatology)--Biblical teaching.

Tribulation (Christian eschatology).

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Physical Description:

xx, 633 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Peter Lang, [2003]

Contents:

A Brief Survey of Research on the New Testament and the Great Tribulation 2

Popular Interpretations of the Relationship between the Church and the Great Tribulation 3

Scholarly Treatments of the Relationship between the Church and the Great Tribulation 4

Consistent Eschatology and the Great Tribulation 7

Realized Eschatology and the Great Tribulation 8

Inaugurated Eschatology and the Great Tribulation 9

Chapter 1 Atonement in Greco-Roman Literature 19

Vicarious Atonement in Greco-Roman Literature 20

Mimetic Atonement in Greco-Roman Literature 22

Chapter 2 Early Judaism, Mimetic Atonement and the Great Tribulation 29

A Survey of the Great Tribulation in Jewish Apocalypticism 30

The Isaianic Suffering Servant 34

Isaiah 24-27 34

Isaiah 40-55 35

Early Judaism, Mimetic Atonement and the Great Tribulation 37

Zechariah 37

Daniel 39

Daniel 11:31-12:10 40

Daniel 9:24-27 41

2, 4 Maccabees 42

2 Maccabees 42

4 Maccabees 48

Wisdom of Solomon 52

Mimetic Atonement in Wisdom 53

The Great Tribulation in Wisdom 56

Chapter 3 Deliverance Now and Vicarious Atonement: 1 Enoch and the Dead Sea Scrolls 73

1 Enoch 73

The Earthly Afflictions of the Righteous 74

Heavenly Deliverance of the Saints and the Vicarious Atonement of the Son of Man 75

The Dead Sea Scrolls 78

The Teacher of Righteousness, the Suffering Servant and Imminent Deliverance from the Messianic Woes 79

Failed Prophecy and Recalculation of Deliverance from the Messianic Woes 82

1QH 11:19-23: Mystic Ascent, Vicarious Atonement and Cognitive Dissonance 84

1QH 11:19-23: Mystic Ascent and Deliverance Now from the Messianic Woes 84

The Teacher of Righteousness and Vicarious Atonement of the Community 87

Cognitive Dissonance and Mystical Deliverance from the Messianic Woes 88

Excursus: Scholarly Constructs of Atonement in Isaiah 53 92

Part II Deliverance Now: Paul, John and the Great Tribulation

Chapter 4 "Saved from the Wrath to Come": Paul on the Great Tribulation 119

Jesus' Death/Resurrection and the Messianic Woes 120

Saved from the Wrath to Come 121

1 Thessalonians 2:16; 1:10/5:9 123

An Eschatological Reading of 1 Thessalonians 2:16 123

A Deuteronomistic Reading of 1 Thessalonians 2:16 124

The Messianic Woes as the Culmination of the Deuteronomic Curses on Israel 125

1 Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9 127

1 Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9 and Pauline Mysticism 129

Excursus: Pauline Mysticism 130

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 (cf. 1:10; 2:16) and Atoning Tribulation 136

Excursus: [characters not reproducible] and Vicarious Atonement According to Paul 136

Romans 141

Romans 1:18 (cf. 3:5); 2:5, 8 142

Romans 5:9 (cf. 4:15) 150

Romans 9:22; 12:19 154

Excursus: The Background of Romans 6:3-4 157

Colossians 163

Ephesians 167

Deliverance from Eschatological Wrath 167

Jesus' Resurrection and the Christian's Deliverance 173

Christ's Atonement and Believers 173

Excursus: Pauline Allusions to the Suffering Servant 173

Excursus: Paul and Redemption 176

Chapter 5 "Filling Up That Which Is Lacking in Christ's Afflictions": Paul and the Messianic Woes 203

Colossians 1:24 204

The Eschatological Nature of Paul's Afflictions 204

Colossians 3:10-11 and Genesis 1:26-28/2:21-24 205

Colossians 1:15-20/Genesis 1:26-28 and Christ's Restoration of Adam's Cosmic Unity 206

Colossians 1:24/Genesis 2:21-24 and Paul's Part in Restoring Adam's Primeval Unity 207

The Vicarious Nature of Paul's Afflictions 211

The Mystical Nature of Paul's Afflictions 211

Ephesians 3:13 212

The Eschatological Nature of Christ's and Paul's Suffering 213

The Vicarious Nature of Christ's and Paul's Suffering 215

The Mystical Nature of Paul's Suffering 215

2 Corinthians 1:5-6 (cf. 4:10-12) 215

The Eschatological Hue of 2 Corinthians 1:5-6 216

The Backdrop of 2 Corinthians 1:5-6 216

2 Corinthians 1:5-6 (cf. 4:10-12; 2:14-17) and Paul's Atoning Tribulation 219

The Vicarious Nature of Paul's Suffering 221

The Mystical Nature of Paul's Suffering 221

Galatians 4:19 222

The Eschatological Aspect of Paul's Suffering 222

The Apocalyptic Hue of Galatians 222

The Eschatological Aspect of Christ's Death in Galatians 223

Galatians 4:19 and Paul's Endurance of the Messianic Woes 224

The Mystical Nature of Paul's Suffering 225

The Vicarious Nature of Paul's Afflictions 225

1 Thessalonians 2:7, 11 226

The Eschatological Aspect of Paul's Suffering 226

The Sacrificial Nature of Paul's Suffering 228

The Mystical Aspect of Paul's Suffering 229

2 Timothy 2:10 232

The Eschatological Aspect of Paul's Afflictions 232

Suffering and Glory and the Eschatology of the Pastorals 232

Christ's Suffering and Glory in the Pastorals 234

Christ's Suffering and Glory 234

Christ's Suffering and the Epiphany Schema 235

Paul's Suffering and Glory in the Pastorals 236

The Eschatological Aspect of Paul's and Christians' Suffering 236

2 Timothy 2:10 and Paul's Endurance of the Messianic Woes on Behalf of the Church 237

The Sacrificial Aspect of Paul's Suffering 239

The Mystical Nature of Paul's Suffering 240

Chapter 6 Suffering as Dying: a Sign of Deliverance from the Messianic Woes: Pauline Mysticism 261

Suffering as Dying with Christ as Deliverance 262

Excursus: Divine Exchange in Ephesians 265

Glory in the Midst of Suffering 266

Chapter 7 John: Union with Jesus and Deliverance from the Messianic Woes 271

Jesus' Triumph over the Messianic Woes 272

Jesus the Suffering Servant 272

Jesus' Death as the End of the Exile 273

Jesus' Triumph over the Messianic Woes 274

The Disciples' Mystical Deliverance from the Messianic Woes 277

The Eschatological Aspects of Peace and Joy 277

The Spirit and the Reception of Eschatological Peace and Joy 278

The Disciples' Suffering as Proof of Their Deliverance 279

Excursus: John 1:29, 36 as Allusions to the Suffering Servant 281

Excursus: The Use of [characters not reproducible] in the Fourth Gospel 282

Excursus: Paul, John and Cognitive Dissonance 287

Part III Deliverance Not Yet: The Other New Testament Writings and the Messianic Woes

Chapter 8 Mark: Consistent Eschatology 301

Mark's Consistent Eschatology and the Disciples' Endurance of the Messianic Woes 302

Deliverance Now: Jesus' Past Suffering and Present Glory 303

The Past: Jesus and the Great Tribulation 304

The Present: Jesus and Resurrection Deliverance 309

Deliverance Not Yet: The Present Afflictions of the Markan Community 312

The Disciples' Participation in the Messianic Woes 312

The Downplay of Inaugurated Eschatology in Mark 314

Jesus' Death in Mark as Mimetic Atonement 316

Mark 10:45 316

Mark 14:24 318

Mark and Mysticism 319

Excursus: Mark 10:45: Paradigm Shift in Atonement 320

Chapter 9 James and Consistent Eschatology 335

Deliverance Now: Jesus and the Messianic Woes 337

The Sayings Tradition and the Afflictions of Christ 337

Jesus' Resurrection Glory 340

Deliverance Not Yet: Christians and the Messianic Woes 341

James 1:2-12 341

James 5:1-12 343

Chapter 10 1 Peter and Consistent Eschatology 351

Deliverance Now (Jesus); Deliverance Not Yet (Christians) 351

Jesus and the Messianic Woes: Deliverance Now 352

Followers of Jesus and the Messianic Woes: Deliverance Not Yet 358

Jesus' Death as Mimetic Atonement 366

Jesus' Death as Atonement for Sin 366

Jesus' Death as an Example to Follow 368

Excursus: Nachfolgen and Nachahmen: 1 Peter 2:21-22 in Context 369

1 Peter and Mysticism 373

Excursus: Vernon Olson on Atonement in 1 Peter 374

Excursus on 1 Peter 2:21 375

Chapter 11 Jude, 2 Peter: Consistent Eschatology 385

Jude 385

Deliverance Not Yet 385

Jude and the Eschatological Holy War 387

Deliverance Not Yet 389

Jude and Jesus' Death 389

Jude and Mysticism 390

2 Peter 390

2 Peter and Consistent Eschatology 390

The Two Ways and the Messianic Woes 393

Deliverance Not Yet 395

2 Peter and Mimetic Atonement 396

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Peter and Mysticism 397

Chapter 12 Matthew and Inaugurated Eschatology 401

Matthew and the Great Tribulation 402

Jesus and the Great Tribulation: Deliverance Now 402

Christians and the Great Tribulation: Deliverance Now and Not Yet 405

Jesus' Death as Mimetic Atonement 413

Jesus the Isaianic Servant According to Matthew 414

Jesus the Servant and the Story of Israel 414

The Story of Israel in Matthew 414

The Story of Israel and Matthew's Fulfillment Quotations 417

Jesus' Halakhah and the Deuteronomic Blessings 418

Matthew and the Imitation of Christ 420

Jesus and the Noble Death 421

Matthew and Mysticism 421

Chapter 13 Luke-Acts and Inaugurated Eschatology 433

Luke-Acts, Inaugurated Eschatology and the Messianic Woes 433

Luke 436

Jesus and the Messianic Woes 436

The Disciples and the Messianic Woes 448

Acts 456

Jesus and the Messianic Woes: Deliverance Now 457

The Disciples and the Messianic Woes: Deliverance Now and Not Yet 459

Luke-Acts and Mimetic Atonement 461

Jesus the Suffering Servant 462

Luke-Acts and Imitatio Christi 463

Jesus the Martyr Prophet 463

The Lukan Jesus, the Maccabean Martyrs and Wisdom 1:16-3:9 465

The Lukan Jesus and the Noble Death 467

Luke-Acts and Mysticism 467

Chapter 14 Hebrews, the Messianic Woes and the Educational Value of Suffering 483

Hebrews, the Messianic Woes and the Value of Suffering 483

Jesus and the Messianic Woes: Deliverance Now 484

Christians and the Messianic Woes: Deliverance Now and Not Yet 487

Hebrews and the Educational Value of Suffering 487

Hellenistic Influence on Hebrews in General 488

The Hellenistic Nuance of Affliction in Hebrews 489

Hebrews and Christ's Atonement 490

Hebrews and Mysticism 491

Chapter 15 Revelation: Apocalypse Now and Not Yet 499

Jesus, the Messianic Woes and the Followers of Christ in Revelation 499

Jesus: Deliverance Now 500

Deliverance Not Yet for Followers of Christ 502

The 144,000: Deliverance Now and Not Yet 503

Interpretive Constraints Regarding the 144,000 503

The Identification of the 144,000 504

Mimetic Atonement and the Apocalypse 507

Jesus' Death as Paradoxical and Sacrificial 507

Believers' Deaths as Paradoxical and Sacrificial 508

The Apocalypse and Mysticism 509

Part IV The Historical Jesus and the Great Tribulation

Chapter 16 The Historical Jesus and the Great Tribulation 519

A Brief Summary of the Three Quests for the Historical Jesus 519

The First Quest (1778-1906) 519

The Second Quest (1953-Late 1960's) 522

The Third Quest (Mid 1970's-Present) 523

The Application of the Criteria of Authenticity to Mimetic and Vicarious Atonement 525

The Criteria of Authenticity: An Evaluation 525

Classification 525

Description 525

Elimination 529

Combination 530

Evaluation 530

The Criteria of Authenticity: An Application 535

An Explanation of the Relationship of Mimetic and Vicarious Atonements in the Message of Jesus 536

The Rationale for Mimetic and Vicarious Atonement 539.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [553]-599) and indexes.

ISBN:

0820467030

OCLC:

51848417