Reconfiguring Thomistic Christology

Unites eschatologically charged biblical Christology with metaphysical and dogmatic Thomistic Christology, by highlighting shared typological Christologies.

Matthew Levering (Author)

9781009221450, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 March 2023

300 pages
22.3 x 14.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.57 kg

'The very conception of this book a reading of Thomistic Christology through the lens of Thomas' use of biblical typologies is a brilliant and inspired breakthrough that promises to break down entrenched boundaries between systematic Christology, modern biblical exegesis, and Thomistic studies. The realization of this conception throughout this book brings this daring promise to a compelling and richly rewarding fulfillment. This is ressourcement theology at its finest, as deeply recuperative of the riches of the Christian tradition as it is creatively and impactfully responsive to the present moment.' Khaled Anatolios, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame

In this book, Matthew Levering unites eschatologically charged biblical Christology with metaphysical and dogmatic Thomistic Christology, by highlighting the typological Christologies shared by Scripture, the Church Fathers, and Aquinas. Like the Church Fathers, Aquinas often reflected upon Jesus in typological terms (especially in his biblical commentaries), just as the New Testament does. Showing the connections between New Testament, Patristic, and Aquinas' own typological portraits of Jesus, Levering reveals how the eschatological Jesus of biblical scholarship can be integrated with Thomistic Christology. His study produces a fully contemporary Thomistic Christology that unites ressourcement and Thomistic modes of theological inquiry, thereby bridging two schools of contemporary theology that too often are imagined as rivals. Levering's book reflects and augments the current resurgence of Thomistic Christology as an ecumenical project of relevance to all Christians.

Introduction
1. Contemporary Thomistic Christology
2. Christ the New Adam: The New Creation
3. Christ the New Isaac: The Eschatological Temple
4. Christ the New Moses: The Eschatological Exodus
5. Christ the New Joshua: The Eschatological Promised Land
6. Christ the New David: The Eschatological Kingdom
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Christian theology [HRCM], Biblical studies & exegesis [HRCG]