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| {{Short description|Historical and theological approach}} | |||
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| ⚫ | '''Salvation history''' ({{langx|de|Heilsgeschichte}}) seeks to understand the personal redemptive activity of ] within human ] in order to effect his eternal saving intentions.<ref>"Paul and Salvation History", in ''Justification and Variegated Nomism''; Volume 2 – The Paradoxes of Paul, eds. ], ], and ] (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 2004), p. 297.</ref> | ||
| This approach to history is found in parts of the ] written around the sixth century BC, such as ] and some of the ]. In Deutero-Isaiah, for example, Yahweh is portrayed as causing the ] at the hands of ] and the Persians, with the aim of restoring his exiled people to their land.<ref>''Exile and Restoration: A Study of Hebrew Thought of the Sixth Century BC'', ] (London: SCM Press, 1968), pp. 130–133.</ref> | |||
| Originally conceived in the Christian theological tradition, the Salvation History approach views all events in human history (specifically those recorded in both the ], the ] and the ]) as providentially oriented toward God's plan for the ] of His chosen people. | |||
| The salvation history approach was adopted and deployed by ], beginning with ] in ]. He taught a dialectical theology wherein believers were caught between the "already" of ] and ], and the "not yet" of the coming ] (or Christ's return to ] at the end of human history). He sought to explain the Christ's ] through the lens of the history of the Hebrew scriptures, for example, by drawing parallels and contrasts between ]'s disobedience and Christ's ] on the ]. | |||
| ⚫ | In the context of ] |
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| ⚫ | In the context of ], this approach reads the books of the ] as a continuous history. It understands events such as ] at the beginning of history (]), the ] established between God and ], ], and ], the establishment of David's dynasty in the holy city of ], the prophets,<ref>{{cite book|last=Daniels|first=Dwight Roger|title=Hosea and Salvation History: The Early Traditions of Israel in the Prophecy of Hosea|location=Germany|publisher=W. de Gruyter|year=1990}}</ref> as moments in the history of humankind and its relationship to God, namely, as necessary events preparing for the salvation of all by ]'s ] and ].<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Ignatius Press|title=Our Father's Plan: A Catholic Bible Study of Salvation History|year= 2002}}</ref> | ||
| Salvation History is a teleological approach first advocated by ] in the New Testament, who taught a dialectical theology wherein believers were caught between the "already" of Christ's death and resurrection, and the "not yet" of the coming ] (or Christ's return to ] at the end of human history). He sought to explain the Christ's ] through the lens of the history of the Hebrew Scriptures, for example, by drawing parallels between the ] ] demanded by God of Abraham to seal their covenant and the sacrifice of Christ on the ]. "When Christ came as ] of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect ] that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this ]. He did not enter by means of the blood of ]s and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal ]." ] 9:11-12 | |||
| Salvation history also plays a role in ], such as in the narrative of the ]: a term for a morally corrupt era and social order that prevailed in ] prior to the mission of ].{{Sfn|Munt|2015|p=436}}{{Sfn|Webb|2014|p=69–71}} A process in the ] and later Islamic literature where pre-Islamic Christian figures are re-narrated as Muslim or proto-Islamic precursors to Muhammad's mission has also been understood in the framework of salvation history.{{Sfn|Durmaz|2022|p=112–114}} | |||
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| * {{Cite book |last=Durmaz |first=Reyhan |title=Stories Between Christianity and Islam: Saints, Memory, and Cultural Exchange in Late Antiquity and Beyond |date=2022 |publisher=University of California Press}} | |||
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| * {{Cite book |last=Munt |first=Harry |url=https://archive.org/details/arabs-and-empires-before-islam |title=Arabs and Empires before Islam |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |editor-last=Fisher |editor-first=Greg |pages=434–500 |chapter=Arabic and Persian Sources for Pre-Islamic Arabia}} | |||
| * {{Cite journal |last=Webb |first=Peter |date=2014 |title=Al-Jāhiliyya: Uncertain Times of Uncertain Meanings |url=https://www.academia.edu/7027512/Al_J%C4%81hiliyya_Uncertain_Times_of_Uncertain_Meanings |journal=Der Islam |volume=91 |issue=1 |pages=69–94}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:59, 14 December 2024
Historical and theological approach
Salvation history (German: Heilsgeschichte) seeks to understand the personal redemptive activity of God within human history in order to effect his eternal saving intentions.
This approach to history is found in parts of the Old Testament written around the sixth century BC, such as Deutero-Isaiah and some of the Psalms. In Deutero-Isaiah, for example, Yahweh is portrayed as causing the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire at the hands of Cyrus the Great and the Persians, with the aim of restoring his exiled people to their land.
The salvation history approach was adopted and deployed by Christians, beginning with Paul in his epistles. He taught a dialectical theology wherein believers were caught between the "already" of Christ's death and resurrection, and the "not yet" of the coming Parousia (or Christ's return to Earth at the end of human history). He sought to explain the Christ's mystery through the lens of the history of the Hebrew scriptures, for example, by drawing parallels and contrasts between Adam's disobedience and Christ's faithfulness on the cross.
In the context of Christian theology, this approach reads the books of the Bible as a continuous history. It understands events such as the fall at the beginning of history (Book of Genesis), the covenants established between God and Noah, Abraham, and Moses, the establishment of David's dynasty in the holy city of Jerusalem, the prophets, as moments in the history of humankind and its relationship to God, namely, as necessary events preparing for the salvation of all by Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.
Salvation history also plays a role in Islamic theology, such as in the narrative of the Jahiliyyah: a term for a morally corrupt era and social order that prevailed in pre-Islamic Arabia prior to the mission of Muhammad. A process in the Quran and later Islamic literature where pre-Islamic Christian figures are re-narrated as Muslim or proto-Islamic precursors to Muhammad's mission has also been understood in the framework of salvation history.
See also
References
Citations
- "Paul and Salvation History", in Justification and Variegated Nomism; Volume 2 – The Paradoxes of Paul, eds. D. A. Carson, Mark A. Seifrid, and Peter T. O'Brien (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 2004), p. 297.
- Exile and Restoration: A Study of Hebrew Thought of the Sixth Century BC, Peter R. Ackroyd (London: SCM Press, 1968), pp. 130–133.
- Daniels, Dwight Roger (1990). Hosea and Salvation History: The Early Traditions of Israel in the Prophecy of Hosea. Germany: W. de Gruyter.
- Our Father's Plan: A Catholic Bible Study of Salvation History. Ignatius Press. 2002.
- Munt 2015, p. 436.
- Webb 2014, p. 69–71.
- Durmaz 2022, p. 112–114.
Sources
- Durmaz, Reyhan (2022). Stories Between Christianity and Islam: Saints, Memory, and Cultural Exchange in Late Antiquity and Beyond. University of California Press.
- Munt, Harry (2015). "Arabic and Persian Sources for Pre-Islamic Arabia". In Fisher, Greg (ed.). Arabs and Empires before Islam. Oxford University Press. pp. 434–500.
- Webb, Peter (2014). "Al-Jāhiliyya: Uncertain Times of Uncertain Meanings". Der Islam. 91 (1): 69–94.