Jesus and the Future

This book challenges the reader to understand the historical realities that Jesus addressed.

David L. Tiede (Author)

9780521385527, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 31 August 1990

110 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1 cm, 0.25 kg

"...this series has the extraordinary value of bringing to the layperson the critical and contemporary issues of the study of Jesus. Understandable and inviting, the volumes contain excellent study questions, charts, indices and notes." Duncan Ferguson, Presbyterian Survey

Jesus' statements about the future provoked conflict among his own people and reprisal from the Romans; they remain controversial even today. Some readers of the New Testament study Jesus' words for specific predictions, searching for a road map to the future. Others transform Jesus' words into spiritual truths with little current relevance. This book challenges the reader to understand the historical realities that Jesus addressed. How did his message interpret Israel's hope in the midst of the ominous events of his time? How did his declaration of God's reign redefine the meaning of the present and the future of humanity and the world? Important passages concerning the future are examined in close connection to their real life contexts. Special attention is given to the book of Revelation.

Introduction: Jesus and history
1. Jesus and troubled times
2. Jesus and the prophets
3. Jesus and the kingdom
4. Jesus and the end
A note on sources
Questions for further thought and discussion
Index.

Subject Areas: Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]