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| Titre : | He Ascended Into Heaven : A Study in the History of Doctrine |
| Auteurs : | J.G. Davies, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | New York [USA] : Association Press, 1958 |
| Format : | 224 p. / Bibliographie; index |
| Note générale : | Bampton Lectures 1958 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | DE/D (Après la résurrection; Ascension) |
| Résumé : |
Is it possible for modern men to believe that Christ ascended into Heaven?
When thinking men, basing their beliefs upon the Bible, take one step beyond a surface reading of the references to the Ascension, they encounter the problems of disputed early texts and apparent contradictions that at first appear insoluble. The omission, for example, of the Ascension record from early manuscripts of Luke’s Gospel torments reasoning faith even more than Luke’s pre-Copernican cosmology, so evident in the text traditionally retained for our use. This has been a central concern for Christian scholars for many years, and Dr. Davies examines the Gospels, the Acts and the Pauline letters with relation to the Lucan account, both with and without the inclusion of the Ascension statement itself. His presentation of the total biblical record relating to the Ascension probes beyond the New Testament records to examine the pre-figurements in the Old Testament, involving a comparison of theological concepts and their effect upon translations of both Hebrew and Greek texts. Parallels among biblical writings, both Old and New Testament, are tabulated skillfully and reveal clearly the structure of his argument. After this penetrating study of every Bible evidence, Dr. Davies recounts the Patristic polemics and first sermons, and the reasoning of later Greek and Latin writers concerning the Ascension . , . interpretations, concepts, and debates that continue into our time. Nowhere else in this century has any book in the English language been so dedicated to a thoroughgoing study of the Ascension doctrine, from its earliest to its present-day understanding. Nowhere else has the doctrine been presented so comprehensively, comprehensibly and credibly for modern minds. While most intelligent laymen may not wrestle with the Greek, Latin and Hebrew references, the basic arguments are so clearly stated that laymen, as well as clergy, will appreciate its well-reasoned undergirding of a basic and much-neglected tenet of our faith. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Extract from the last will and testament of the late Rev. John Bampton, Canon of Salisbury
- Preface - Note - 1. The Old Testament prefigurement - 2-3. The New Testament Record - 4. The teaching of the ante-Nicene church - 5. The age of conciliar creeds - 6. The first sermons - 7. Later Greek and Latin writers - 8. He ascended into Heaven - Tables: A. Parallels between Tobit 12 and Luke 24 / B. Parallels between Luke 9 and Acts 1 / C. Parallels between Luke 24 and Acts 1 / D. Parallels between Mark 16:9-10 and Luke 24 / E. Parallels between I Kings 19 and Acts / F. The Ascension sermon of St. Augustine - Appended note I: The observance of Ascension day - Appended note II: Early English homilies - Bibliography - Index |
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| DE/D 008 | DE/D 008 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
