Salvation for all [[electronic resource] ] : God's other peoples / / Gerald O'Collins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465281103321
• Autore: O'Collins Gerald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0-19-923889-8; 9786611370145; 0-19-155353-0; 1-281-37014-2; 1-4356-3346-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 234
• Soggetti: Salvation - Biblical teaching; 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: Contents; Abbreviations; 1 From Adam and Eve to Abraham and Sarah; 2 Exodus, Deuteronomy, Ruth, and Naaman; 3 Balaam, Amos, and Jonah; 4 Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Malachi; 5 Wisdom and the 'Others'; 6 Provisional Conclusions from the Old Testament; 7 Jesus and the 'Outsiders'; 8 Dying and Rising for All?; 9 The Apostle to the Gentiles; 10 Luke on Jesus and Salvation; 11 Jesus, the Church, and Israel; 12 The Universal Benevolence of God; 13 Holy 'Outsiders'; 14 The Universal Presence of Christ and the Spirit; 15 Universal Wisdom; 16 Saving Faith and 'Outsiders'; Select Bibliography; Index of Names; AB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Z; Biblical Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Gerald O'Collins examines in depth and at length what the Old Testament and the New Testament hold about the salvation of God's 'other peoples', a strong and lasting theme in the Bible. Concluding with chapters on the role of Jesus for the salvation of the whole world, Salvation for All complements the author's recent Jesus Our Redeemer. - ;This book examines in depth and at length what the Old Testament and the New Testament hold about the salvation of God's 'other peoples'. The Bible repeatedly witnesses to the universal scope of the ; divine love for all human beings and the chances of salvat