In this scholarly study Stephen Travis examines the role of retribution in New Testament theologies of judgment. This long awaited second edition includes three entirely new chapters as well as being completely revised and updated. Travis's main thesis is that New Testament theologies of judgment are more fundamentally relational than retributive. He argues that while elements of retribution are present in each "strand" of the New Testament, they are remarkably infrequent, in view of their prominence in the Jewish and Greco Roman worlds. He argues that both in Paul and in the gospels one's relationship to God, through Christ, is the criterion of judgment; and the ultimate outcome of the judgment is conceived in terms of that relationship. Travis explores the place of retribution in the Old Testament and Jewish literature, the Pauline texts, the four gospels, and Revelation. In the process the theme judgment is explored in relation to divine wrath, "paying back," condemnation, its present and future realization (including a discussion on Hell), the role of human deeds, the possibility of losing salvation, the place of rewards, and the role of divine judgment in interpretations of Christ's death.

Christ and the Judgement of God: The Limits of Divine Retribution in New Testament Thought

Religion & Spirituality

Travis, Stephen H.

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Academic

In this scholarly study Stephen Travis examines the role of retribution in New Testament theologies of judgment. This long awaited second edition includes three entirely new chapters as well as being completely revised and updated. Travis' main thesis is that New Testament theologies of judgment are more fundamentally relational than retributive. He argues that while elements of retribution are present in each "strand" of the New Testament, they are remarkably infrequent, in view of their prominence in the Jewish and Greco-Roman worlds. He argues that both in Paul and in the gospels one's relationship to God, through Christ, is the criterion of judgment; and the ultimate outcome of the judgment is conceived in terms of that relationship. Travis explores the place of retribution in the Old Testament and Jewish literature, the Pauline texts, the four gospels, and Revelation. In the process the theme judgment is explored in relation to divine wrath, "paying back," condemnation, its present and future realization (including a discussion on Hell), the role of human deeds, the possibility of losing salvation, the place of rewards, and the role of divine judgment in interpretations of Christ's death.

Hendrickson Pub

Christ Will Come Again

Clements Pub

any people find the Bible a puzzling book, difficult to follow. Stephen Travis offers a solution for people who long to read and understand the Bible but simply to not know where to begin. The Bible in Time offers the reader a sense of the developing story of the Bible by offering commentary on 130 passages in chronological order. The first passage treated is the Prologue to John's Gospel ("In the Beginning was the Word . . .") This is a book for people who want a better sense of how the Bible fits together as a whole, who want an introduction to the basic themes of biblical faith, and who want to read the Bible regularly for themselves. Stephen Travis is vice-principal of St. John's College in Nottingham, England. He has written several books designed to relate the message of the Bible to contemporary life, including Starting with the Old Testament and Starting with the New Testament.

The Bible In Time

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Christ and the Judgement of God: The Limits of Divine Retribution in New Testament Thought

Christ and the Judgement of God: The Limits of Divine Retribution in New Testament Thought

Christ Will Come Again

The Bible In Time