Covenant Relation as Prolegomena to Knowledge of God: An Exegetical Study of John 5
The classical view of the Creator-creature relation conveys ontological asymmetry by affirming a real creature-Creator relation and a rational Creator-creature relation. But the hermeneutical implications of this view obscure the Creator-creature symmetry of biblical religion. In this article I prop...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Neue Zeitschrift für systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie
Year: 2019, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 333-353 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Johannesevangelium 5
/ God
/ Human being
/ Creature
/ Divine covenant
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
divine condescension
B klassischer Theismus B Theological Hermeneutics B Creator-creature relation B Schöpfer-Geschöpf Beziehung B Classical Theism B Bible. Johannesevangelium 5 B göttliche Herablassung B Theologische Hermeneutik |
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| Summary: | The classical view of the Creator-creature relation conveys ontological asymmetry by affirming a real creature-Creator relation and a rational Creator-creature relation. But the hermeneutical implications of this view obscure the Creator-creature symmetry of biblical religion. In this article I propose a real covenant relation as a divine initiative establishing a relation within which Creator-creature intercourse is possible, actual, and real. I defend the notion of real covenant relation through a study of John 5, and I develop it theologically with reference to Reformed biblical and covenant theology. A real covenant relation preserves ontological asymmetry, vindicates religious symmetry, and affirms rather than obscures the anthropomorphic tenor of biblical revelation. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9520 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neue Zeitschrift für systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/nzsth-2019-0018 |