biblical anthropology and the monism-dualism debate Cooper, John W. 1947- creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, MI Eerdmans 2000 monographic eng

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xxviii, 241 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm. 1. Traditional Christian anthropology and its modern critics. I. Early Christian views of the afterlife -- II. Dualistic anthropologies : A. Augustine ; B. Thomas Aquinas ; C. John Calvin ; D. Rene Descartes ; E. Conclusion -- III. Nondualistic philosophical anthropologies : A. Thomas Hobbes and Materialism ; B. Baruch Spinoza and Dual-Aspect Monism ; C. Conclusion -- IV. The scientific challenge to dualism -- V. The challenge to dualism from biblical scholarship -- VI. The historical-theological challenge to dualism -- VII. The challenge to dualism from Christian Orthopraxis -- VIII. Conclusion. 2. Old Testament Anthropology : The Holistic Emphasis. I. Introduction: The State of the Debate 33 A. Traditional Christian Dualism 33 B. Modern Christian Antidualism 34 C. Some Questions 36 II. The Holistic Emphasis of the Old Testament 37 A. Antidualist Emphases 37 B. Old Testament Anthropological Terms 38 C. Preliminary Results for the Holism-Dualism Debate 43 III. Philosophical Reflections 45 A. The Old Testament, Holism, and Monism 45 B. The Old Testament and Philosophical Anthropology 49 Three Old Testament Anthropology: The Dualistic Implication 52 I. The Old Testament View of Existence after Death 52 A. Introduction: The Rephaim in Sheol 52 B. Sheol 54 C. Existence in Sheol 55 D. Terminology for the Dead 59 E. Hope Beyond the Grave; Resurrection 62 II. Philosophical Reflection: Holistic Dualism 66 A. Clarifying the Anthropological Image 66 B. Dualism: The Inescapable Implication of Existence in Sheol 69 C. Holistic Dualism: Philosophical Implication of Old Testament Anthropology 70 Four The Anthropology of Intertestamental Eschatology 73 John W. Cooper. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Theological anthropology Biblical teaching Theological anthropology Christianity BS661 .C68 2000 233/.5 0802846009 0851114741 (UK) 2001265963 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0609/2001265963.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0609/2001265963.html DLC 010125 20140430112732.0 12289352