2013/01/01 by L.J. Lietaert Peerbolte · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Augustinian Studies and Theology #Eschatology #Revelation #Judaism #Philosophy #Period (music) #Theology #Early Christianity #Literature #History #Art #Aesthetics
paper · doi:10.1163/9789004250369_016
openalex publication_date 2013/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
This chapter first summarizes Martinus C. de Boer's analysis of Paul from the perspective of Jewish apocalyptic eschatology in the early Church. Then, it looks at the scenarios depicted in 1 Cor 15 and the Book of Revelation. It also looks at a slant within the development of early Christian eschatology by looking at a number of key authors from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. It becomes clear that originally distinct scenarios of the final period of history gradually merged into a harmonization of texts in the period under consideration, a development in which 1 Cor 15 gave way to 2 Thess 2, and death was ultimately defeated by Antichrist. Keywords:Antichrist; christian apocalyptic eschatology; church; Jewish; Paul