02555cam a2200493Ia 4500 ocn756484820 OCoLC 20200709055426.0 m d cr |n| 111010s2010 enk ob 001 0 eng d EBLCP EBLCP N$T 9780191613029 (electronic bk.) 0191613029 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)756484820 395544 (N$T) BV4638 .H38 2010 REL 077000 bisacsh 234/.25 23 N$TA Hebblethwaite, Brian. The Christian Hope [electronic resource] / Brian Hebblethwaite. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (258 p.) Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Marshall Morgan & Scott, 1984. Part One. The Hope of Israel and the First Christians -- Part Two. The Classical Christian Hope -- Part Three. The Christian Hope in the Modern Age -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical Passages -- Index of Names and Topics. What does it mean to hope for heaven? Brian Hebblethwaite traces the background to the Christian hope in the faith of Israel, examines its primary basis in the acts of God in the story of Jesus Christ, and follows the history of Christian attitudes to the future of humanity and of creation throughout the Christian centuries. The Christian Hope tells the complex story of the different strands, emphases and problems that have developed between biblical times and our own in the quest to understand 'the four last things' -death, judgement, heaven and hell. Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-233) and indexes. Hope Religious aspects Christianity. Future life Christianity. Christianity. Future life -- Christianity. Hope -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Hope -- Religious aspects. Religion. RELIGION / Faith bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hebblethwaite, Brian The Christian Hope Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199589463 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=784757 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=395544 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL784757 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50651 50651