“An original situation which the author has devised and cleverly made much of.”
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“A really delightful story.”
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Mathews, Shailer. Messianic hope in the New Testament. [*]$2.50. Univ. of Chicago press.
“The messianic hope of the Pharisees is formulated as a criterion for historical interpretation. With its aid a study is made of the messianic ideas of Jesus, the New Testament doctrine of judgment and justification through faith; the messiahship of Jesus as the basis of the apostolic theodicy; the messianic age and its forerunner the gift of the spirit; the resurrection of the body; the coming of the kingdom; the ‘consummation.’ As a conclusion there is shown the distinction between the essential and the formal elements of historical Christianity made possible by such an investigation.”—Pub.’s note.
[*] “A very able treatment of this theme, conservative in spirit, yet thoro in research.”
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“Is the best monograph on the subject with which we are acquainted.”
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