Election, Atonement, and the Holy Spirit :

Grebe, Matthias,

Election, Atonement, and the Holy Spirit : Through and beyond Barth's Theological Interpretation of Scripture / Matthias Grebe ; foreword by David F. Ford. - 1 online resource. - Princeton theological monograph series ; 214 . - Princeton theological monograph series ; 214. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by David F. Ford; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1: The Pastoral Motivations of this Study and the Nature of the Problem; 2: The Task of the Study; 3: The Method of Study; 4: An Outline of the Study; 1. Election, Rejection, and Exegesis; Introduction; 1: The Pastoral Concern with Election; 2: Re-locating the Doctrine; 3: The Basis of Barth's Doctrine of Election: God's Self-Revelation; 4: Jesus Christ: the 'Electing God' and the 'Elected Human'; 5: Simul Electus et Reprobatus: God's Yes and God's No 6: Barth's Typological Exegesis of Leviticus 14 and 16Conclusion; 2. Jesus Christ the Elect: Through and Beyond Barth; Introduction; 1: An Exegetical Challenge to Barth's Doctrine of Election; 2: Barth's Typological Interpretation Revisited; 3: An Alternative Typology; Conclusion; 3. The Covenant, Humanity and das Nichtige; Introduction; 1: The Covenant; 2: Humanity; 3: Das Nichtige; Conclusion; 4. Jesus Christ the Judge: Through and Beyond Barth; Introduction; 1: Atonement in the Early Church; 2: The Reformed Backdrop of Barth's Theology of Atonement; 3: Barth on Cur Deus Homo? 4: Jesus the High Priest5: Jesus is Victor: The Conquering of Sin; 6: Existenzstellvertretung in the New Testament; Conclusion; 5. Election, Atonement, and the Holy Spirit; Introduction; 1: Election and Universalism; 2: The Eternal Spirit and the Mortal Soul; 3: Humanity, Freedom, and Faith; Conclusion; Conclusion; 1: Problems with Barth's Exegesis; 2: Beyond the Binary Impasse of the Yes and No in Christ; 3: Pastoral Implications: Limited Atonement and Universalism; 4: Systematic Implications: The Economic and Immanent Trinity; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Back cover

Election, Atonement, and the Holy Spirit' is an examination of the doctrines of election and atonement in Karl Barth's 'Church Dogmatics', taking up Barth's own challenge to his reader to surpass his argument and offer a better typological interpretation of the cultic texts. Barth's radical re-working of Calvin's doctrine of election is one of the most important developments in twentieth-century theology. Christ synthesizes for Barth a particular dialectic: the binary structure of God's Yes of election and God's No of rejection. The book's central question - how can Jesus simultaneously be bot.

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Barth, Karl, 1886-1968 --Criticism and interpretation.
Barth, Karl, 1886-1968.


Bible--Hermeneutics.
Bible.


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Election (Theology)--History of doctrines--20th century.
Atonement.
Holy Spirit.
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Anthropology
Barth, Karl, 1886-1968--Criticism and interpretation.
Bible.
Bible--Hermeneutics.
Atonement.
Election (Theology)--History of doctrines.
Hermeneutics.
Holy Spirit.
RELIGION / Christian Theology / Systematic


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