Eschatology: Biblical, Historical, and Practical Approaches

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.EschatologyBiblical, Historical, and Practical ApproachesBy D. Jeffrey Bingham, Glenn R. Kreider Kregel PublicationsCopyright © 2016 D. Jeffrey Bingham and Glenn R. KreiderAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-0-8254-4344-2ContentsContributing Authors, 9,Foreword: Timothy George, 13,Biography of Craig Alan Blaising: Steven L. James, 17,Preface: Jeffrey Bingham and Glenn R. Kreider, 31,Part 1: The Doctrine of the Future and Its Foundations,The Doctrine of the Future and Canonical Unity: Connecting the Future to the Past: D. Jeffrey Bingham, 35,The Doctrine of the Future and the Concept of Hope: Stanley D. Toussaint, 53,The Doctrine of the Future and the Weakening of Prophecy: Charles C. Ryrie, 71,The Doctrine of the Future, the Doctrine of God, and Predictive Prophecy: John D. Laing and Stefana Dan Laing, 77,Part 2: The Doctrine of the Future in the Bible,The Old Testament,The Doctrine of the Future and Moses: "All Israel Shall Be Saved": Daniel I. Block, 107,The Doctrine of the Future in the Historical Books: Gregory Smith, 135,The Doctrine of the Future in the Psalms: Reflections on the Struggle of Whiting: George L. Klein, 157,The Doctrine of the Future in the Prophets: Mark F. Rooker, 175,The New Testament,The Doctrine of the Future in the Synoptic Gospels: Darrell L. Bock, 197,The Doctrine of the Future in John's Writings: David L. Turner, 211,The Doctrine of the Future in Paul's Writings: W Edward Glenny, 227,The Doctrine of the Future in Hebrews and the General Epistles: David L. Allen, 247,Part 3: The Doctrine of the Future in the History of Christian Thought,The Doctrine of the Future in the Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus of Lyons: Stephen O. Presley, 265,The Doctrine of the Future in Origen and Athanasius: Bryan M. Litfin, 281,The Doctrine of the Future in Augustine: Jonathan P Yates, 299,The Doctrine of the Future in John Calvin: Nathan D. Holsteen, 319,The Doctrine of the Future in Anabaptist Thought: Paige Patterson, 337,The Doctrine of the Future in Jonathan Edwards: Glenn R. Kreider, 355,The Doctrine of the Future in Baptist Theology: Kevin D. Kennedy, 373,The Doctrine of the Future and Dispensationalism: Mark L. Bailey, 391,The Doctrine of the Future in Jürgen Moltmann: Lanier Burns, 409,The Doctrine of the Future in Contemporary European Theology: Friedhelm Jung and Eduard Friesen, 431,The Doctrine of the Future: Millennialism in Contemporary Evangelical Theology: David S. Dockery, 445,Part 4: The Doctrine of the Future and Christian Ministry,The Doctrine of the Future and Pastoral Care: J. Denny Autrey, 459,The Doctrine of the Future and Contemporary Challenges: R. Albert Mohler, Jr., 479,The Doctrine of the Future and the Marketplace: Stephen N. Blaising, 487,CHAPTER 1The Doctrine of the Future and Canonical Unity: Connecting the Future to the PastD. Jeffrey BinghamIn an essay entitled "The Problem of Biblical Theology," ten years ago now, James D. G. Dunn questioned, as he reflected upon the nature of the two Testaments, "Does 'New' indicate movement onto a different plane of revelation, with 'Old' subordinated to a merely background role? Or is 'New' a new form of the 'Old', with each vital to a proper reception and understanding of the other?" Further in the same work, along the same theme, he wrote, "The fundamental question of biblical theology is whether the diversity between the Testaments involves a discontinuity that decisively undermines claims to continuity." Dunn, I think, has succinctly identified the problem of biblical theology. Do the differences between the Old and New Testaments, and we must recognize that there are many, dismiss the possibility of seeing theological continuity between them? In the middle of the second century, one biblical theologian had answered in the affirmative. He believed, to use Dunn's words, that "the diversity between the Testaments involves a discon