Using Jaroslav Pelikan’s commentary on Acts in the Brazos Theological Commentary set, this series of short posts will explore some of the 84 significant theological issues raised by Luke in Acts and identified by Pelikan.… Acts of God (Acts 1The Gospel of Forty Days): #2
Using Jarosla#1v Pelikan’s commentary on Acts in the Brazos Theological Commentary set, this series of short posts will explore significant theological issues raised by Luke in Acts. We begin by considering “classical Christian doctrine”–interpretation handed… Acts of God: #1
In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N. T. Wright challenges us to rethink our notions of heaven and the implications of the doctrine of heaven for the entire Christian faith.
In Chapter Three describes the Christian view of life after death and of resurrection in comparison to Jewish and pagan views. In summary, Wright says that “the ancient world–with the exception of the Jews–was adamant that dead people did not rise again; and the Jews did not believe that anyone had done so or that anyone would do so all by themselves in advance of the general resurrection.”
In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N. T. Wright challenges us to rethink our notions of heaven and the implications of the doctrine of heaven for the… Surprised by Hope: #2