Eschatology: Death and the Eternal Life (Second Edition)Originally published in English in 1988, Joseph Ratzinger's Eschatology remains internationally recognized as a leading text on the "last things"—heaven and hell, purgatory and judgment, death and the immortality of the soul. This highly anticipated second edition includes a new preface by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI and a supplement to the bibliography by theologian Peter A. Casarella. Eschatology presents a balanced perspective of the doctrine at the center of Christian belief—the Church's faith in eternal life. Recognizing the task of contemporary eschatology as "to marry perspectives, so that person and community, present and future, are seen in their unity," Joseph Ratzinger brings together recent emphasis on the theology of hope for the future with the more traditional elements of the doctrine. His book has proven to be as timeless as it is timely. |
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Page 29
... Jesus ' message which he placed at the very beginning of Jesus ' way and work : " The time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand : repent , metanoeite , and believe in the Gospel . " " 8 This linkage , and its supreme ...
... Jesus ' message which he placed at the very beginning of Jesus ' way and work : " The time is fulfilled and the Kingdom of God is at hand : repent , metanoeite , and believe in the Gospel . " " 8 This linkage , and its supreme ...
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... Jesus belongs within such a framework . With authority he proclaims repentance as a grace , thus opening himself to sinners and being under- stood by them . Appropriately enough , given this foundation , Jesus ' pro- clamation of the ...
... Jesus belongs within such a framework . With authority he proclaims repentance as a grace , thus opening himself to sinners and being under- stood by them . Appropriately enough , given this foundation , Jesus ' pro- clamation of the ...
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... Jesus ' proclamation in terms of an imminent end . By virtue of this same paradox Jesus steps out of the framework of both apocalyptic and rabbinic thought . The victory of God under the species of insignificance , of the Passion : this ...
... Jesus ' proclamation in terms of an imminent end . By virtue of this same paradox Jesus steps out of the framework of both apocalyptic and rabbinic thought . The victory of God under the species of insignificance , of the Passion : this ...
Contents
Part One The Eschatological Problem | 17 |
The Meaning of Jesus Proclamation | 24 |
The Expectation of an Imminent | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Eschatology: Death and the Eternal Life (Second Edition) Pope Benedict XVI,Joseph Ratzinger Limited preview - 2007 |
Eschatology: Death and the Eternal Life (Second Edition) Pope Benedict XVI,Joseph Ratzinger Limited preview - 2007 |
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