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Synoptic Parousia Parables and the Apocalypse
New Testament Studies, 1977In the continuing discussion of the possible role of Christian prophets in the formation of the tradition of the words of Jesus, reference continues to be made to the relevance or irrelevance of the words of the exalted Christ transmitted by the prophet John in the Apocalypse. They remain the only un-disputed example from the first century of prophetic
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The Parousia of Paul at Iconium
Religion and Theology, 2008AbstractThis article explores the parousia reception, instead of the arena, as a locus for spectacle production in the Roman Empire, specifically in certain passages of early Christian literature. Not only did Christians apply the familiar image of parousia to their eschatology, but they also produced new truths about empire and the location of ...
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Liturgy as Paradise and as Parousia
Scottish Journal of Theology, 1983The paradigm for Christians' descriptions of their liturgy occurs at 1 Cor. 11:The Lord Jesus on the night that he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said. ‘This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood ...
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Editorial: The »Delay of the Parousia«
Early Christianity, 2018»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494 ...
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Jesus' near expectation of the Parousia
1966The first feature in Jesus' self-understanding to which we draw attention is the eschatological significance which he attached to his own person and work. Without labouring the point, we may say with some confidence that Jesus regarded his own person and work in eschatological terms.
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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'
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Karl Barth and Parousia in Comparative Messianism
2019Kurt Richardson compares similar eschatological perspectives in Barth and in Shi’a Islam. He discusses Barth’s complex understanding of Christ’s parousia as both present and future, and he suggests that there is a parallel understanding in Shi’a Islam, with the first and second occultations of the Twelfth Imam and the expected return of Jesus and the ...
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