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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461175103321

Titolo

Cosmology and New Testament theology / / edited by Jonathan T. Pennington and Sean M. McDonough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : T & T Clark, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

1-283-19709-X

9786613197092

0-567-35761-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Library of New Testament studies ; ; 355

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Disciplina

225.67

Soggetti

Biblical cosmology

Cosmology, Ancient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Sean M. McDonough and Jonathan T. Pennington -- Graeco-Roman and ancient Jewish cosmology / Edward Adams -- Heaven, earth, and a new genesis : theological cosmology in Matthew / Jonathan T. Pennington -- Tearing the heavens and shaking the heavenlies : Mark's cosmology in its apocalyptic context / Michael F. Bird -- "The heavens opened" : cosmological and theological transformation in Luke and Acts / Steve Walton -- Light of the world : cosmology and the Johannine literature / Edward W. Klink III -- Paul's cosmology : the witness of Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, and Galatians / Joel White -- Reoriented to the cosmos : cosmology & theology in Ephesians through Philemon / Robert L. Foster -- The cosmology of Hebrews / Jon Laansma -- God and "the world" : cosmology and theology in the letter of James / Darian Lockett -- Cosmology in the Petrine literature and Jude / John Dennis -- Revelation : the climax of cosmology / Sean M. McDonough -- Conclusion / Sean M. McDonough and Jonathan T. Pennington.

Sommario/riassunto

For first-century people, cosmology was a fundamental part of their



worldview. Whether it was the philosopher contemplating the perfection of the heavenly orbits, the farmer searching the sky for signs of when to plant his crops, or the desert-dwelling sectarian looking for the end of the world, the cosmos held an endless fascination and occupied a prominent place in their understanding of life. For most ancient peoples, cosmology and theology were inseparable. Thus, when the Jewish and Christian Scriptural traditions begin with the bold claim, "In the beginning God created the heavens and ear