The Corruption and Redemption of Creation - Nature in Romans 8.19-22 and Jewish Apocalyptic Literature

Nature plays an important and often neglected role in Jewish apocalypses. Most Second Temple Jewish apocalypses (ca. 200 BC - AD 100) do not oppose the material world, but view nature as damaged by human and angelic sin. Rather than expecting God to destroy the world, many look forward to God''s dramatic eschatological deliverance of nature from corruption. Although Romans 8:19-22 was not written in the genre of an apocalypse, it shares the basic apocalyptic world view. The Apostle Paul follows that stream of apocalyptic thought that looks forward to the transformation of creation by an eschatological divine act, the reversal of the damage caused by sin, and the perfection of nature to share glory with redeemed humanity. A comparison of nature in Jewish apocalypses and Romans 8:19-22 reveals important insights into the theology of early Judaism and its influence on early Christian thought.

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• Authors: Harry Hahne, Harry Alan Hahne, Hahne Harry
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.11.2006
• EAN: 9780567030559
• ISBN: 978-0-567-03055-9
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Library of New Testament Studi; Library of New Testament Studi; The Library of New Testament Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; Science: general issues, SCIENCE / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Religious social & pastoral thought & activity