The kingdom of God: Utopian or existential?

The kingdom of God was a central theme in Jesus’ vision. Was it meant to be understood as utopian as Mary Ann Beavis views it, or existential? In 1st century CE Palestine, kingdom of God was a political term meaning theocracy suggesting God’s patronage. Jesus used the term metaphorically to construc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Main Author: Gert J. Malan
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2014-06-01
Subjects:
kingdom of God
utopia
existential, metaphor
symbolic universe
root metaphor
patronage
identity formation
demythologisation
deconstruction
Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2109

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