Paul and the Old Testament

The tradition is fixed and growing. It cannot be changed but it can be enlarged

432

The revelation that occurred in the cross and resurrection is not complete

itself a redemptive event

The focus of revelation is Jesus Christ

the report about a redemptive event

Conclusions about the Pauline concept of revelation

for our sins

mess

The word of God is

tradition

429

In proclamation, the events become present redeeming events

Christ died

Apart from proclamation (preaching, gospel), the events in history cannot be understood for what they are: the redeeming acts of God

the redemptive meaning of these events

The proclamation is itself part of the event

the historical facts of Jesus’ death and resurrection

dynamic unity between the event and its proclamation

meaning

The entire concept of revelation is squarely in the stream of redemptive history

historical event

What God has done in history is inseparable from the eschatological consummation

The gospel is both

> but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith—

426

Revelation is both

the apostles are the medium of revelation

The apostolic message consists of

3. the redemptive meaning of Christ crucified, raised, exalted

2. his resurrection and exaltation as the glorified Lord

Revelation and Tradition

422-423

1. the fact in history of Christ crucified

In the gospel is revealed the righteousness of God (

> Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,

“revelation” is also the total Christian message without regard to the way it is made known to people (

Frequent ecstatic experiences

Revelation of Christ

The mode revelation

Bultmann claims revelation has only to do with meaning. It is the confrontation with God that occurs in the proclaimed word.

The gospel is the proclamation of the historical fact and the redemptive meaning of the cross

People unaided by the Spirit cannot accept it

God used the depth of humiliation and degradation as the means of salvation – the cross

The mystery as revelation involves three elements

It is a divine secret, but one designed by God to be revealed

“It is practically synonymous with the gospel and the proclamation of Jesus

Mystery in the NT is associated with divine revelation

Apostle Paul knew he was a medium of revelation

The Apostles and Revelation (421)

The Sources of Paul’s Thought

A Theology of the New Testament by George Eldon Ladd

Invitation

Revelation is a divine initiative in the sphere of interpersonal relations, and as such is ultimately ordered to the achievement of communion, not the importing of information

There is no revelation outside of Christ

It does

Revelation aims not only at intellectual response or cognitive acknowlegement, but also at personal repentance and transformation

1.5 Brunner

1.4 Barth

Schleiermacher

Revelation

The Spirit revealing to us God’s will, desires, calling

Incarnation is the definitive disclosure of the personal reality of God. The 🧡 of revelation

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

the root of the matter is the conviction that God is to be conceived of as a personal agent

hermeneutics

Th word spoken by God to the prophets, for example, was transmitted in writing because its content was divine, not human, origin and was revealed (679)

McGrath, Theology: The Basic Readings

tradition

page 680 Vanhoozer

church

Does it make conceptual sense to speak of revelation contained in a text with an objective and perspicuous meaning?

canon

JI Packer, Concise Theology

Christian living depends on revelation

What is the connection between revelation and scriptural text?

Question 2

All of Scripture is revelation

Define revelation

Revelation is foundational to theology. If God did not reveal himself to us, we would not know him at all.

How crucial is the notion of revelation to theology?

revelation is not public

talk of revelation and talk of salvation are linked (Oscar

276 revelation definition, liberal: any instance of conscious insight

Centrality of Christ and Christology

Ladd

Erickson Christian Theology

Question 1

Grudem?

Kinda like human speech

Two questions that arise in connection with our broad concept of revelation.

Packer ?

“acts take on a revelatory character when they are interpreted by the word of God” (679)

Goldsworthy

Duby ?

Divine action

Divine speech

Special Revelation

Vanhoozer dictionary

Sources

What God reveals is unsurpassed

at a particular time to a particular people

But God is not accessible to empirical senses

action

special

general

In speech, humans disclose things

speech

This is the lecture about revelation

progressive revelation, former times, Christological climax

analogy to human agency

speech and revelation

Communication

page 678

General revelation (God’s work) vs. natural theology (our work)

General Revelation (

The God who speaks (

Christianity is a revealed religion

The concept of revelation

eschatological manifestation

of the gospel

in Christ

in nature

prophecy

dream

theophany

Describe Jesus’ attitude to his Bible/the Old Testament, his own words and those of his apostles. To what extent ought his valuation of Scripture, his own words and those of his apostles be our own?

mighty acts

divine speech

How does natural theology differ from special revelation?

Make sure that you have at least six books or articles on your bibliography unless a book review.

678 Revelation: a variety of phenomena

Vanhoozer Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible

Make sure that you use the T.E.D.S. style. Make sure that your paper is typed, double-spaced and 12 cpi font.

How crucial is the notion of revelation to theology?

How ought Scripture, tradition, reason, and human experience to relate in an evangelical theological method?

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Topics

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5-7 pages

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You are required to include and integrate at least 4-5 outside resources into your paper

You are to carefully research and craft a well-developed analysis of the the topic you select

For the first mini paper, you will select one of the topics from the list below

Mini-Research Paper #1