From Eden to the New Jerusalem
Exploring God's Plan For Life On Earth
- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 208
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- EAN: 9781844742851
- Utgivelsesår: 1993
- Bidragsyter: Alexander, Dr T Desmond
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Why does the earth exist? What is the purpose of human life?These are two of life''s most fundamental questions - and they are addressed by the Bible''s remarkably unified story, which centres on a unique deity.Desmond Alexander explores this story by beginning at the end, in the final chapters of the book of Revelation. Anticipating the creation of a new earth and a new heaven, these chapters bring to fulfilment a process that began with the creation of the earth, as described in the opening chapters of Genesis. These passages frame the entire biblical ''meta-story''.This stimulating study outlines some of the central themes that run through the Bible, with broad brush strokes designed to show the general shape of the meta-story. Seeing the big picture enables us to appreciate the details more clearly; and since the themes were an integral part of the thought-world of the biblical authors, an appreciation of them may alter significantly our reading of individual books.Good theology al