Looking Into the Future: Evangelical Studies in Eschatology (Evangelical Theological Society Studies) [Paperback]

David W. Baker (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Evangelical Theological Society Studies | Publication Date: October 2001

Stay current on eschatological issues in theology, biblical studies, and ethics with these essays from leading evangelical scholars.

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From the Back Cover

The ETS Studies series, published in cooperation with the Evangelical Theological Society, includes works in the areas of biblical studies and theology that are judged to make a significant contribution to evangelical scholarship. The general editor of the series is Dr. David W. Baker of Ashland Theological Seminary.

This latest addition to the ETS Studies series presents a collection of essays from leading evangelical scholars probing eschatological issues in theology, biblical studies, and ethics, demonstrating the breadth and maturity of current evangelical thought.

Contributors: Hans F. Bayer Darrell L. Bock James A. Borland J. Lanier Burns Gary W. Derickson J. Robert Douglass Mark Dubis Guenther Haas Fred P. Hall Cameron A. MacKenzie T. Van McClain Donald W. Mills John Warwick Montgomery Russell D. Moore David Nelson Clark H. Pinnock Harry L. Poe Steven C. Roy John Sanders Robert L. Thomas Steven R. Tracy Bruce Waltke

About the Author

David W. Baker (Ph.D., University of London) is professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Ashland Theological Seminary and the general editor of the ETS Studies series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Baker Academic (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801022797
• ISBN-13: 978-0801022791
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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David Baker is Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH, where he has taught for 25 years. Prior to that, he taught at the University or Durban-Westville and the University of the Witwatersrand, both in South Africa, and Bethel College in St Paul, Minnesota. He has also lectured at: Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand; Queensland Theological College, Brisbane, Australia; South America Theological Seminary, Colon, Argentina; River Plate Adventist University, Libertador San Martin, Argentina; Tyndale Theological Seminary, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ontario Theological Seminary (Now Tyndale Seminary), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As well as traveling, David enjoys editing as well as writing, having written or edited over 40 publications.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sensational Scholarly Discussion of Last Things, June 12, 2007

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This book is a collection of all the eschatology papers that were presented at the 1999 Evangelical Theological Society's annual meeting. Eschatology is thr study of last things, the study of the end times. One of my favorite articles was the one about Martin Luther's eschatology, how he believed that the soul slept but was alive in heaven with Jesus until the second coming. He also believed that hell referred to the struggles of this life and doesnt become a real place until Judgment Day.

I also enjoyed the article by Darrell Bock on the kingdom in New Testament Theology. He shows how the term kingdom is used in different ways throughout the NT canon.

There are also a series of articles about eschatology within Open Theism. Steven Roy and others charge that Open Theism cannot provide any confident assurance that things will turn out OK in the end because they believe that God only knows the future choices we will make as probabilities, not certainties.

Robert Thomas's article shows a commitment to Revised Dispensationalism as he shoots down the concepts of imminence in preterism, progressive dispensationalism, and in prewrath rapturism.

But a theologian from Midwest Baptist Seminary effectively counters Thomas with his sturdy concept of imminence and of posttribulationism.

I have only commented on a sampling of the articles, but I trus that this gives you an idea of the book's flavor.

I felt like I was at this conference while reading this volume. I am grateful for all those who were able to contribute these stimulating articles.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensational Scholarly Discussion of Last Things, June 12, 2007

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This review is from: Looking Into the Future: Evangelical Studies in Eschatology (Evangelical Theological Society Studies) (Paperback)

This book is a collection of all the eschatology papers that were presented at the 1999 Evangelical Theological Society's annual meeting. Eschatology is thr study of last things, the study of the end times. One of my favorite articles was the one about Martin Luther's eschatology, how he believed that the soul slept but was alive in heaven with Jesus until the second coming. He also believed that hell referred to the struggles of this life and doesnt become a real place until Judgment Day.

I also enjoyed the article by Darrell Bock on the kingdom in New Testament Theology. He shows how the term kingdom is used in different ways throughout the NT canon.

There are also a series of articles about eschatology within Open Theism. Steven Roy and others charge that Open Theism cannot provide any confident assurance that things will turn out OK in the end because they believe that God only knows the future choices we will make as probabilities, not certainties.

Robert Thomas's article shows a commitment to Revised Dispensationalism as he shoots down the concepts of imminence in preterism, progressive dispensationalism, and in prewrath rapturism.

But a theologian from Midwest Baptist Seminary effectively counters Thomas with his sturdy concept of imminence and of posttribulationism.

I have only commented on a sampling of the articles, but I trus that this gives you an idea of the book's flavor.

I felt like I was at this conference while reading this volume. I am grateful for all those who were able to contribute these stimulating articles.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine works, November 26, 2011

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Breanna - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Looking Into the Future: Evangelical Studies in Eschatology (Evangelical Theological Society Studies) (Paperback)

This is as another reviewer pointed out from the ETS conference in 1999 this late after the printing I have while enjoyed it would like to see the updated edition as I know 1 of the contributors is no longer in the ETS. Overall a good breakdown of their various positions on End times theology.