Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture: Introduction

Problem There is a disagreement between three theological models (sacramental, functional, and ontological) of interpretation about Christ’s priesthood. One clear aspect of this disagreement is the existence of different views on the relationship between sacrifice and heavenly mediation in the priesthood of Christ. These conflicting views reveal that Christian theology does not have a consensus about the nature of the priestly work of the ascended Christ, including the conception of how Christ mediates salvation through his priesthood. This problematic situation raises the question whether there is a way to resolve this conflict of interpretations. Method The present study hermeneutically deconstructs these models of Christ’s priesthood to articulate a constructive proposal of an alternative model as a suggestion for the resolution of the conflict of interpretations regarding this doctrine. This deconstruction seeks to uncover the logic of each interpretation of Christ’s priesthood from the perspective of the macro-hermeneutical principles of reality or ontological presuppositions assumed in that interpretation. Such perspective indicates how these presuppositions inform and impact an interpretation or theory about the priesthood of Christ. This deconstruction involves three steps in this dissertation: (1) a systematic outline of the interpretations of Christ’s priesthood; (2) a description of the understanding of the macro-hermeneutical principles of reality assumed in each interpretation depicted in the first step and an indication of the implications for the doctrine of Christ’s priesthood; and (3) a transition to the construction of an alternative model derived from an interaction with Hebrews, including its pointers to the interpretation of macro-hermeneutical principles of reality, and the implications for the doctrine of Christ’s priesthood. Results With regard to the macro-hermeneutical principles of reality in the sacramental, functional, and ontological models, the research shows that divinity is a reality defined by non-sequentiality (understood as, or at least logically close to, a timeless-spaceless being), the humanity of Christ is a spatio-temporal instrument of the divine non-sequential reality, and heaven is understood as, or logically close to, a timeless-spaceless environment. When the sacramental, functional, and ontological interpretations of the priesthood of Christ are read from the perspective of these macro-hermeneutical principles of reality, the results below are generated. In the sacramental model, the priesthood of Christ refers to a Christological picture that is soteriologically concrete in spatio-temporal instruments that convey and actualize the timeless-spaceless reality of the new creation in human beings. In the functional model, the priesthood of Christ is described in a Christological language that involves sequentiality of functions (earthly cross and heavenly intercession), but it is soteriologically concrete in spatio-temporal instruments…

/pdf/toward-a-priestly-christology-a-hermeneutical-study-of-7fuvsa3ynk.pdf

Toward a Priestly Christology: A Hermeneutical Study of Christ’s Priesthood

SANCTIFICATION  AS  VIRTUE  AND  MISSION:  THE  POLITICS  OF  HOLINESS Nathan  Willowby,  B.A.,  M.Div. Marquette  University,  2016 This  dissertation  considers  the  political  implications  of  the  doctrine  of  holiness.  I proceed  by  demonstrating  the  neglect  of  holiness  in  political  theology,  the  viability  of the  holiness  movement  as  an  embodied  witness  of  the  political  implications  of  the doctrine  of  holiness,  and  a  biblical  trajectory  in  Leviticus  that  extends  into  the  New Testament.  I  describe  this  scriptural  holiness  as  vocation  for  all  of  God’s  people  through personal  formation  and  outward  societal  action  to  extend  God’s  holiness. With  attention  to  the  approaches  of  political  theology  and  formation,  I  demonstrate  that the  holiness  movement  of  the  nineteenth  century  offers  an  example  of  holiness  in practice  that  addresses  societal  problems  (e.g.,  urban  housing  crisis,  intemperance,  and slavery).  I  then  propose  three  theological  issues  that  undermined  the  political  vision  of the  holiness  movement  in  the  twentieth  century.  First,  the  scope  of  sin  narrowed resulting  in  a  less  hopeful  expectation  of  sanctification’s  power.  Second,  most  of  the holiness  movement  adopted  premillennial  eschatology,  which  altered  the  way  it  viewed social  structures.  Third,  the  holiness  movement  was  marginalized  by  its  theological rejection  of  the  Third  Great  Awakening,  which  served  to  influence  religious  and  civil approaches  to  social  problems  in  the  twentieth  century  (e.g.,  the  New  Deal  and  Social Gospel). Three  case  studies  (race,  global  missions,  and  temperance)  demonstrate  the  influence these  respective  theological  shifts  had  on  social  action.  I  argue  that  a  theological interpretation  of  Leviticus  17-­‐‐26  guides  the  holiness  movement  to  embody  the  vocation of  holiness  as  an  alternative  vision  to  the  formation  of  modern  politics  regarding  social orderings.  I  extend  Israel  Knohl’s  insight  that  Leviticus  17-­‐‐26  responds  to  prophetic critiques  of  cultic  practices  and  reconceives  holiness  to  address  social  challenges.  I  argue that  Jesus  picks  up  this  stream  when  he  recites,  “love  your  neighbor  as  yourself,”  and that  Christian  embodiment  of  this  scriptural  holiness  sustains  the  political  vocation  of holiness  in  changing  contexts  (including  the  modern  bifurcation  of  life  into  private  and public  spheres).  I  conclude  that  vocational  holiness  enables  a  Christian  understanding  of political  community.

Sanctification as Virtue and Mission: The Politics of Holiness

PhD (Dogmatics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus in co-operation with Greenwich School of Theology, United Kingdom, 2014

/pdf/proleptic-spiritual-transformation-living-in-the-not-yet-2z9j4xfq6k.pdf

Proleptic spiritual transformation : living in the not yet

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Four well-known descriptions of Jesus 2. The corporate Christ 3. Conceptions of Christ in writers other than Paul 4. The scope of the death of Christ 5. The fulfilment theme in the New Testament 6. Retrospect 7. Prospect: the 'ultimacy' of Christ Excursus Index of references Index of names.

The Origin or Christology

This is the PDF version of an article published in Scottish journal of theology© 2007. The definitive version is available at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=SJT. The publisher version is included by kind permission of Cambridge University Press.

/pdf/jesus-is-victor-passing-the-impasse-of-barth-on-universalism-gou0b3b03l.pdf

'Jesus is victor': passing the impasse of Barth on universalism

1. Introduction I: UNIVERSALISM IN THE SON 2. The Eternal Election of Humanity in Jesus Christ (Barth) 3. Pre-existence and Restoration: Logos and Logika (Origen) 4. Dialogue: The Restoration of Humanity in Christ II: PARTICULARITY THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT 5. The Present Work of God: Subjectivity and the Spirit (Barth) 6. Spiritual Growth: The Work of the Spirit in the Saints of God (Origen) 7. Dialogue: Restoring Particularity through the Holy Spirit 8. Conclusion

Barth, Origen, and Universal Salvation: Restoring Particularity

I. Introduction Part I. Christianizing the Critique of Religion 2. Barth on Religion 3. Bonhoeffer on Religionlessness 4. After Religionlessness: Back to Barth and formative motifs Part II: Non-Religious Christianity and the Secular 5. Universal Salvation 6. Ecclesiology post-Christendom 7. Religionlessness and Public Space Part III: Non-Religious Christianity and the Religions 8. Non-Religious Theologies of Religions 9. Facilitating Dialogue 10. Conclusion: Mystery and Hope Index Bibliography.

Theology against Religion: Constructive Dialogues with Bonhoeffer and Barth

/pdf/bringing-barth-s-critique-of-religion-to-the-inter-faith-2xmmqracz6.pdf

Bringing Barth’s Critique of Religion to the Inter‐faith Table*

/pdf/exclusivist-or-universalist-origen-the-wise-steward-of-the-51cg41tf2p.pdf

Exclusivist or Universalist? Origen “The Wise Steward of the Word” (CommRom. V.1.7) and the Issue of Genre

Handle everyday research tasks with reliable, citation-backed results

Your personal Research Agent to handle research tasks with citation-backed results

Popular Tasks used by Researchers

How can I help with your research?

Meet SciSpace

Get more enhanced response by uploading the PDFs you want me to reference.

No relevant PDFs in your library

SciSpace is the AI research assistant for academics. Run systematic literature reviews on 280M+ papers, and write papers with cited sources. Trusted by 1M+ students, PhDs & researchers.

SciSpace | AI for Research

Analyze PDFs

Code & Manuscripts

Funding & Grants

Literature & Patents

Medical & Clinical Data

Systematic Review

Visualize & Present

Web & Data

Build a Google Scholar-like website for your research.

Build a website

Create charts and images for your research

Create a Chart

Write a paper for submission to a journal

Draft a manuscript

Patent Search

Design eye-catching scientific posters in minutes.

Scientific Poster Generation

Systematic Literature Review

One task is running at the moment. Your messages will be shown right after.

Drag and drop or click here to browse

Loved by <highlight>1 million+</highlight> researchers

Extract a list of specific topics and their sources from unstructured text

Topics

Compare and analyze relevant papers that matches with your search

Papers

Get insights from PDFs and bookmarked papers from your library

My library

Recent searches

Try searching for:

Catch AI-generated content in scholarly and non-scholarly content

{ai} Detector

Ai Writer

Get PDF Summaries, highlighted text explanations 

Chat with PDF

Effortlessly create in-text citations and bibliographies in APA and 2,500 other formats

Citation generator

Get explanations, summaries, and answers on academic papers

Ease up your research workflow with {scispace}'s cohort of exciting AI tools

Elevate your academic writing skills and convey your ideas the way you want

Paraphraser

Explore our range of reading and writing tools

Your file is being prepared and should be ready in a few minutes. If it's a large file, it might take a bit longer. You can close this window, and we'll email you the file when it's done.

You have reached a maximum limit of <strong>{limit}</strong> columns in the table. Remove at least <strong>1</strong> column to add or create another one.

Tom Greggs

Author Tools

Chat about Author