| Last Things First: Unlocking Genesis with the Christ of Eschatology Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fesko, J. V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845502299 ISBN-13: 9781845502294 Publisher: Mentor OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: God has been downgradedThe God of the Bible is not recognizable from many church statements. In fact across great swathes of Christendom you would be forgiven for thinking that God was limited primitive and unenlightened compared to the completeness of understanding of those claiming to speak for him.The God of the Bible is not recognizable from many scientific announcements. In fact most of science today has managed to box itself into a selflimiting corner. Science they say can only be the most plausible naturalistic or materialistic explanation of how things work thus ignoring the possibilities open to previous generations of groundbreaking scientific endeavor.The God of the Bible is not recognized from many media pronouncements where religion is only news so long as someone is using God to promote their campaign or war.So is it surprising that many people do not know who God is The apostle Paul said that it was pointless trying to prove Gods existence because everybody on some level knew that already even atheists. The more important question for people is What is God.This is the question that Robert Reymond seeks to answer. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Eschatology - Religion | Theology - Religion | Christian Theology - Eschatology |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.55" W x 8.46" (0.69 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical |
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| Publisher Description: We think that we know the first three chapters of the Bible well - Creation and the Fall, we say, knowingly. But have we ever stopped to consider that Jesus in the book of Revelation is called 'the last Adam' and the 'Alpha & Omega'? Should this make a difference to how we look at the first three chapters of Genesis? Dr. John Fesko says that it does and that without seeing Christ and the end days, we cannot understand the first days. Over the controversies that surround these first three chapters he says 'there are many theologians who represent different schools of thought. Is there a better way to approach the opening chapters of Genesis in spite of the debate? The answer to that question is an unqualified, 'Yes'... The way through the impasse is to interpret Genesis in the manner presented in the New Testament. More specifically, one must interpret Genesis 1-3 in the light of Christ and Eschatology.' By doing this, John is able to explain this important portion of scripture from a holistic Christological viewpoint, one that is consistent throughout scripture. If you are tangled up on origins in Genesis then this may be your way through the maze. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fesko, J. V.: - J. V. Fesko is Academic Dean and Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary in California. |