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A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology

J. Richard Middleton

Finalist:Christian Retailing's Best -Eschatology (2015)
2014 Word Guild Award (Biblical Studies)

Named a 2014
Jesus Creed Book of the Year (Theology)

Best Theology Book of 2014, Englewood Review of Books

Best Book of Biblical Studies for 2014, Hearts & Minds Books

In recent years, more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible's teaching that the ultimate blessed hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven; instead, it is full-bodied participation in a new heaven and a new earth brought into fullness through the coming of God's kingdom. Drawing on the full sweep of the biblical narrative, J. Richard Middleton unpacks key Old Testament and New Testament texts to make a case for the new earth as the appropriate Christian hope. He suggests its ethical and ecclesial implications, exploring the difference a holistic eschatology can make for living in a broken world.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • Publish Date: Dec 2nd, 2014
  • Pages: 336
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.79in - 6.57in - 0.82in - 1.01lb
  • EAN: 9780801048685
  • Categories: Biblical Studies - GeneralChristian Theology - EschatologyGeneral

About the Author

Middleton, J. Richard: - J. Richard Middleton (PhD, Free University of Amsterdam) is professor of biblical worldview and exegesis at Northeastern Seminary and adjunct professor of theology at Roberts Wesleyan College, both in Rochester, New York. He authored The Liberating Image and coauthored the bestsellers Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be and The Transforming Vision.
Middleton, J. Richard: - J. Richard Middleton (PhD, Free University of Amsterdam) is professor of biblical worldview and exegesis at Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York. He is the author of The Liberating Image and the award-winning A New Heaven and a New Earth. He coauthored the bestsellers Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be and The Transforming Vision. Middleton's books have been published in Korean, French, Indonesian, Spanish, and Portuguese. He has served as president of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies and as president of the Canadian-American Theological Association.