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| ]'s depiction of the ] as '']'', 1482. With the Resurrection of Jesus, it is the climax of Salvation History in Christian faith]] | |||
| '''Salvation History''' (in ] ''Heilsgeschichte'') seeks to understand the personal redemptive activity of ] within human ] 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, MI: Baker, 2004), p. 297.</ref> | |||
| This approach to history is found in parts of the Old Testament written around the sixth century <small>BC</small>, such as ] and some of the ]. In Deutero-Isaiah, for example, Yahweh is portrayed as causing the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire 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'', Peter R. Ackroyd (London: SCM Press, 1968), pp. 130–133.</ref> The pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions. | |||
| The salvation history approach was adopted and deployed by Christians, beginning with ] in his ]. 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 ] (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 ] and Christ's ] on the ]. | |||
| In the context of ] ], this approach understands events such as "the fall" at the beginning of history (]), the ] established between God and ], ], and ], the establishment of David's dynasty in the holy city of ] etc. as seminal moments in the history of humankind and its relationship to God; namely, as necessary events preparing for the salvation of all by ]'s ] and ]. | |||
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Salvation History (in German Heilsgeschichte) seeks to understand the personal redemptive activity of God within human history 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 pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions.
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 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 etc. as seminal 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.
See also
References
- "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, MI: 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.