Discerning the "word of the Lord" : the "word of the Lord" in 1 Thessalonians 4:15 / Michael W. Pahl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pahl, Michael W.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 389.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies.

Library of New Testament studies ; 389

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Word of God (Christian theology)--Biblical teaching.

Word of God (Christian theology).

Bible. N.T. Thessalonians, 1st, IV, 15--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : T & T Clark, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1 Thessalonians 4:15, the Apostle Paul appeals to a "word of the Lord" to provide authority for his eschatological encouragement. This appeal has left a perplexing problem related to the nature and function of the specific authority to which the phrase refers. Two theories have predominated in the history of interpretation: either 1) it refers to a directly received prophetic revelation, whether to Paul or to another Christian prophet; or 2) it refers to a teaching of Jesus received as tradition, whether preserved in the Gospel tradition or otherwise unknown.This book investigates this prob

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM OF THE (Omitted); Chapter 2: SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF THE ((Omitted)); Chapter 3: AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (1): PROPHETIC REVELATION AND JESUS TRADITION; Chapter 4: AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (2): SCRIPTURE AND THE CHRIST EVENTS; Chapter 5: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS: PAUL's LANGUAGE OF DIVINE UTTERANCE; Chapter 6: CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS: 1 THESSALONIANS 4.15 IN CONTEXT; Chapter 7: CONCLUSION: A FRESH SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF THE (Omitted); BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF ANCIENT WRITINGS; INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Birmingham, 2008.

"A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-185) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612868436

9781282868434

1282868438

9780567441461

0567441466

OCLC:

676698450