If I think of one word that sums up Greg Carey’s fine book, Death, the End of History, and Beyond: Eschatology in the Bible, I think of the word “exploring.” Here we have a first-class scholar sorting through the various visions about the future in the Bible, tying them to realistic concerns of modern humans, in a way that explores the possibilities of the Bible.
Thanks, Scot, for this exploration of Carey's new book. There is so much here that tickles my brain that any comment would tap into only one of the many exploring ideas Carey gives us. What I've loved is the challenge he brings again and again to notions embedded in evangelical thought that do need to be challenged! I've been playing with at least half a dozen different pieces of the puzzle for some time and I'm delighted that I'm not off in the weeds somewhere.
If I understand Esau Macaulley correctly, Rom. 13 should be read in the context of Moses challenge to Pharaoh which Paul mentions in chapter 9. Civil authorities could and should be challenged. Discernment is the missing factor. Even in Moses's life there was a time when challenge was not appropriate, but then the Exodus.
Thanks, Scot, for this exploration of Carey's new book. There is so much here that tickles my brain that any comment would tap into only one of the many exploring ideas Carey gives us. What I've loved is the challenge he brings again and again to notions embedded in evangelical thought that do need to be challenged! I've been playing with at least half a dozen different pieces of the puzzle for some time and I'm delighted that I'm not off in the weeds somewhere.
If I understand Esau Macaulley correctly, Rom. 13 should be read in the context of Moses challenge to Pharaoh which Paul mentions in chapter 9. Civil authorities could and should be challenged. Discernment is the missing factor. Even in Moses's life there was a time when challenge was not appropriate, but then the Exodus.
Very interesting views and I like them