The battle for the keys: revelation 1:18 and Christ's descent into the underworld
The thesis of this book is that Christ, according to the imagery behind Revelation 1:18, descended into the underworld between his death and resurrection to possess the keys previously belonging to Death and Hades. This dissertation is unique because there has not been one monograph, book, commentar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Oregon
Wipf & Stock
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 1,18
/ Jesus Christus
/ Underworld
/ Hell
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| Further subjects: | B
Descent of Jesus Christ into hell
B Hell Biblical teaching B Hell ; Biblical teaching B Jesus Christ B Thesis B Jesus Christ Descent into hell B Criticism, interpretation, etc B Bible. Revelation, I, 18 Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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| Summary: | The thesis of this book is that Christ, according to the imagery behind Revelation 1:18, descended into the underworld between his death and resurrection to possess the keys previously belonging to Death and Hades. This dissertation is unique because there has not been one monograph, book, commentary or article (among ancient and modern commentators) concerning Revelation 1:18. This passage has been used by some of the Fathers and commentators to this present day as a foundational passage teaching the doctrine of Christ's descent. However, this dissertation is the first to study Revelation 1:18 in a comprehensive way: exegetically, theologically, and historically |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Dallas Theological Seminary, 2011 Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 1625648391 |