Paul and Time

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Paul and Time: Life in the Temporality of Christ

Ann Jervis is a critical scholar of the Bible. Jervis is Professor Emerita of New Testament at Wycliffe College. This work begins with a long introduction that provides us with a framework for understanding time. This is significant because, for the majority of us, time is just something that passes through which events occur and through which those events become fixed or permanent. Jervis proposes that Paul thought of time as life in this age, or life in Christ.

By extending the dimension we refer to as time (in either direction), we approach eternity in a manner similar to how we approach infinity in mathematics. classical, but according to Plato, eternity is immutable and unchanging and exists beyond of chronology. The government's existing interpretations will next be surveyed and compared using either a historical/salvific or apocalyptic lens. I thought it was an interesting point of view because the eternal God is seen as "invading" history (time) in the apocalyptic interpretation. 

The concept that the current (and dying) age and the future age overlap is introduced in Chapter 3. a thought that, while new to me in my studies, is nevertheless worth discussing when assessing how early Christians handled the knowledge that believers were dying before Christ's second return—and which the author expressly denies. The paradigm shift that the author wants us to think about is ultimately shown in chapter four (4), where time is broken between the "life-time" and "death-time." The remainder of the book is devoted to elucidating the implications of this change. The remainder of the book could be challenging to read. This is why so much effort went into the previous chapters to enable the reader to at least grasp the basics.

 Jervis writes her findings, stating that Paul has a "life-time" and a "death-time." "Death-time" refers to the methods, principalities, and corruption as well as the deterioration of this planet. What God has accomplished in Jesus is "life-time." She correctly points out that Jesus has already fulfilled all requirements via His life, death, resurrection, and ascension; there is nothing more that He needs to accomplish to bring about the defeat of death. Therefore, it is expected of believers to participate and live in "life-time." Her complete affirmation of the resurrection and its power leads her to conclude that we already share in "life-time"; it's not as if she rejects that Jesus will return and that we will partake in the resurrection of life. 

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