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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
New Studies In Biblical Theology ; 44
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New studies in biblical theology (InterVarsity Press) ; 44.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
After death, what? Ultimate questions about death and the afterlife -- Death - the ultimate separation? -- Resurrection - the ultimate makeover? -- Judgment - the ultimate verdict? -- Hell - the ultimate holocaust? -- Heaven - the ultimate destination -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Significant aspects of death and the afterlife continue to be debated among evangelical Christians. Paul Williamson surveys the perspectives of our contemporary culture and the biblical world, and then highlights the traditional understanding of the biblical teaching and the issues over which evangelicals have become increasingly polarized. Subsequent chapters explore the controversial areas: what happens immediately after we die; bodily resurrection; a final, universal judgment; the ultimate fate of those who do not receive God's approval on the last day; and the biblical concept of an eschatological 'heaven'. Taking care to understand the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman backgrounds, Williamson works through the most important Old and New Testament passages. He demonstrates that there is considerable exegetical support for the traditional evangelical understanding of death and the afterlife, and raises questions about the basis for the growing popularity of alternative understandings. This volume is likely to become the stimulus for more than one series of sermons. ... More importantly, it may well stimulate its readers to live life now and die well because they hove learned to live with eternity in view, cherishing the blessed promises and consolations of the gospel of Jesus Christ' (D. A. Carson). -- ! From publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Eschatology.
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Eschatology. |
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. |
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Future life -- Christianity.
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Future life -- Christianity. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Williamson, Paul R. Death and the afterlife. Downers Grove : InterVarsity Press, 2018 9780830826452 (DLC) 2018007321 |
| ISBN |
9780830887231 (eBook) |
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0830887237 |
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9780830826452 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0830826459 |
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