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The Delay of the Parousia and the Changed Function of Eschatological Language
Journal of Early Christian History, 2020 Although the New Testament texts show an awareness of the problems involved with the delay of the parousia, they still defend the legitimacy of the belief in its imminence. A similar pattern can also be found in other early Christian texts.
John-Christian Eurell
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VI. The Expectation of Jesus' Parousia
1996Similar to the expectation of the eschatological resurrection, the expectation of Jesus' coming in glory has its origin in Jewish eschatology. This chapter discusses the retrieval of the earliest traceable form of the Christian expectation of Jesus' coming at the end of time. It identifies the Jewish tradition underlying that form of the hope of Jesus'
Joost Holleman
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Did Paul Expect to Survive until the Parousia? A Suggested Re-reading of 1 Cor. 15.51–52
Journal for the Study of the New TestamentThis article questions the conventional interpretation of 1 Corinthians 15.51-52, especially as evidence that Paul assumed an imminent parousia. There are two main problems with the conventional view. First, the majority view of 1 Cor.
Simon Gathercole
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