Theology on the run : apocalyptic pastoral theology in Paul's Thessalonian letters / Jamie Davies ; foreword by Susan Eastman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Jamie, author.

Contributor:

Eastman, Susan Grove, 1952- writer of supplementary textual content.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Thessalonians--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Thessalonians--Theology.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology.

Pastoral theology.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)--Biblical teaching.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).

Eschatology--Biblical teaching.

Eschatology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 241 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Writing a study in apocalyptic pastoral theology may sound like an exercise in "performative self-contradiction." But such an endeavor reminds us that the imminent expectation of the Lord's return, a pervasive hope in the first generation of the Jesus movement, is not an embarrassing, superfluous doctrine of little value to ordinary Christian life. Against the assumptions of many in the guild of New Testament studies, it was not Paul but Jesus himself who first gave Christian theology its apocalyptic urgency. From its very beginnings, then, Christian theology was "theology on the run."" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: what is "apocalyptic pastoral theology?"

Paul as an apocalyptic theologian

Paul as a pastoral theologian

The Word of the Lord and Christian formation: Paul's apocalyptic and pastoral epistemology

The coming of the Lord and the Christian life: Paul's apocalyptic and pastoral eschatology

The triumph of the Lord and the Christian struggle: Paul's apocalyptic and pastoral cosmology

Conclusion: Paul's apocalyptic and pastoral ministry in the "real world."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781481324502

1481324500

OCLC:

1513344783