For hundreds of years, scholars have debated the meaning of Jesus’ central theological term, the ‘kingdom of God’. Most of the argument has focused on its assumed eschatological connotations and Jesus’ adherence or deviation from these ideas. Within the North American context, t…
Kingdom of God as symbol or metaphor -- Kingdom of God as symbol -- From Weiss to Perrin -- Perrin, symbol and myth -- Difficulties with Perrin's methodology -- Moving beyond symbol to metaphor -- The loss of metaphor -- The rediscovery of metaphor -- How to proceed -- Analysis …
Of the Analysis of Complaints and LamentsThanksgiving Pss 9: 4, 7, 11; 10: 16; Ps 68:24-28; Ps 103:19; Summary of the Analysis of the Thanksgiving Psalms; Hymns or Songs of Praise Ps 24: 7, 8, 9, 10; Ps 47: 3, 7, 8; Ps 84:3; Ps 93:1; Ps 95:3; Ps 96:10; Ps 97:1; Ps 98:6; Ps 99:1,…