01887nam a2200289 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200110006308200120007410000220008610000110010824500270011924500420014624500430018826000110023126000160024226000090025830000110026730000290027830000090030752010870031665000460140365000310144965000510148085600660153120260119071319.02024-03-21 10:52:17  a9781575068336  aeng  a225.92  bJ53-R64  aJenks, R. Gregory  eAuthor  aPaul and his Mortality  bImitating Christ in the Face of Death  cR. Gregory Jenks (Robert Greory Jenks)  aU.S.A.  bEisenbrauns  c2015  a286tr.  bhardcover, illustrations  c24cm  aPaul and His Mortality: Imitating Christ in the Face of Death explores how Paul faced his death in light of a ministry philosophy of imitation: as he sought to imitate Christ in his life, so he would imitate Christ as he faced his death... This study seeks to show that Paul embraced death as a follower and imitator of Christ because the benefits of a good death supersede attempts at self-preservation. For him, embracing death is gain because it is honorable, because it reflects ultimate obedience to God, and because it is the reasonable response for those who understand that only Jesus' death provides atonement... Studying mortality is paradoxically a study of life. Peering at the prospect of life's end energizes life in the present. This urgency focuses on living with mission in step with God, the Creator and Sustainer of life, who is rightly referred to as Life itself. By focusing on mortality, we focus on Paul's theology of life in its practical aspects, in particular, living life qualitatively, aware of God's kingdom and mission and our limited quantity of days.  aReligion -- Christian Theology -- History  aDeath -- Biblical teaching  aPaul -- the Apostle, Saint -- Death and burial4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/13978/pa.jpgyCover Image