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How God became king: getting to the heart of the Gospels

By Nicholas Thomas , Jesus Christus;Wright

Book information

Publisher
SPCK, HarperCollins;HarperOne
Year
2012
ISBN
9780061730573, 9780062098733, 0061730572, 9780281061464, 0281061467
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
436 kB (446414 bytes)
Pages
xvii, 282 pages ; 22 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Reich Gottes;Theologie;Commentaries;Bible. -- New

Description

Posits that the true central story of the Gospels is the coronation of God through Jesus as the climax of all human history, which sets the groundwork for transforming the way we see our role and duties in the world today. 1 The Empty Cloak -- 1 The Missing Middle 3 -- 2 The Opposite Problem 25 -- All Body, No Cloak -- 3 The Inadequate Answers 41 -- 2 Adjusting the Volume -- 4 The Story of Israel 61 -- 5 The Story of Jesus as the Story of Israel's God 83 -- 6 The Launching of God's Renewed People 105 -- 7 The Clash of the Kingdoms 127 -- 3 The Kingdom and the Cross -- 8 Where We Get Stuck 157 -- Enlightenment, Power and Empire -- 9 Kingdom and Cross in Four Dimensions 175 -- 10 Kingdom and Cross 211 -- The Remaking of Meanings -- 4 Creed, Canon and Gospel -- 11 How to Celebrate God's Story 253.

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