Themelios 11:2

by The Gospel Coalition

Publisher:

Gospel Coalition

, 1986

Overview

Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D.A. Carson, seeks to preserve representation, in both essayists and reviewers, from both sides of the Atlantic. Each issue contains articles on important theological themes, as well as book reviews and discussion—from the most important evangelical voices of our time.

• The Problem of Judgment, by Stephen H. Travis
• The Concept of Relationship as a Key to the Comparative Understanding of Christianity and Islam, by Ida Glaser
• The Old Testament View of Life After Death, by Desmond Alexander
• The New Testament View of Life After Death, by Murray J. Harris

Contents

Top Highlights

“According to J. Jeremias, three significant changes occurred:¹ (a) the concept of resurrection gave rise to the idea that the dead would not remain in Sheol for ever; (b) Greek and Persian views on retribution after death resulted in the division of the underworld into different compartments for the righteous and the wicked; (c) the Greek concept of immortality led to the idea that the righteous went directly to heaven whereas the wicked descended to Sheol, which consequently was perceived as a place of punishment.” (Page 41)

“According to W. Brueggemann,² māwet is used in three distinctive ways: (a) biologically, indicating ‘the end of historical life’ (e.g. Gn. 21:16); (b) mythologically, ‘as a power, agent or principle’ (e.g. Jb. 18:13; Je. 9:21);³ and (c) symbolically, ‘as the loss of rich, joyous existence as willed by God’ (e.g. Dt. 30:15; Ps. 13:3–4).” (Page 41)

“Secondly, in a significant proportion of passages Sheol is linked unquestionably with evil-doers” (Page 44)

“Taken together these observations would seem to indicate that Sheol does indeed denote the ultimate abode of the wicked alone.” (Page 44)

“Eschatology and ethics are inextricably linked. The glimpses of the future afforded by the New Testament are designed not to satisfy our curiosity about the unknown but to stimulate holiness of life.” (Page 51)

Product Details

• Title: Themelios: Volume 11, No. 2, January 1986
• Author: The Gospel Coalition
• Edition: 2
• Series: Themelios
• Volume: 11
• Publisher: Gospel Coalition
• Print Publication Date: 1986
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 32
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Religious studies › Periodicals
• Resource ID: LLS:THEMELIOS11_2
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T05:42:55Z

About The Gospel Coalition

Brian J. Tabb (PhD, London Theological Seminary) is academic dean at Bethlehem College & Seminary and an elder of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also serves as managing editor for Themelios, published by the Gospel Coalition, and is the author of Suffering in Ancient Worldview.

D.A. Carson is a research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1978. Carson came to Trinity from the faculty of Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also served for two years as academic dean. He has served as an assistant pastor and pastor and has done itinerant ministry in Canada and the United Kingdom. Carson received a bachelor of science in chemistry from McGill University, the master of divinity from Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto, and the doctor of philosophy in New Testament from the University of Cambridge. Carson is an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world. He holds membership on the Council for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Carson has also written many books that have garnered international acclaim, including his award-winning title The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism.

Daniel Strange is academic vice president and lecturer in culture, religion, and public theology at Oak Hill College, London. He is the author or coauthor of several other books, including The Possibility of Salvation Among the Unevangelised: An Analysis of Inclusivism in Recent Evangelical Theology.