HISTORIC
Premillennialism
An Alternative to “Left Behind” Eschatology
EDITED BY
Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung
Baker Academic
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© 2009 by Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A case for historic premillennialism: an alternative to “left behind” eschatology / edited by Craig L. Blomberg and Sung Wook Chung.
p. cm.
Chiefly proceedings of a conference held in 2007 at Denver Seminary.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 978-0-8010-3596-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Millennialism—Congresses. 2. Tribulation (Christian eschatology)—Congresses.
I. Blomberg, Craig, 1955–. II. Chung, Sung Wook, 1966–
BT892.C37 2009
236ʹ.9—dc22
2008034926
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1. Dispensational and Historic Premillennialism as Popular Millennialist Movements
Timothy P. Weber
2. The Future Written in the Past: The Old Testament and the Millennium
Richard S. Hess
3. Judaism and the World to Come
Hélène Dallaire
4. The Posttribulationism of the New Testament: Leaving “Left Behind” Behind
Craig L. Blomberg
5. The Theological Method of Premillennialism
Don J. Payne
6. Contemporary Millennial/Tribulational Debates: Whose Side Was the Early Church On?
Donald Fairbairn
7. Toward the Reformed and Covenantal Theology of Premillennialism: A Proposal
Sung Wook Chung
8. Premillennial Tensions and Holistic Missiology: Latin American Evangelicalism
Oscar A. Campos
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About A Case for Historic Premillennialism: An Alternative to “Left Behind” EschatologyTwentieth- and twenty-first-century American evangelicalism, particularly at the popular level, has been virtually saturated with the eschatology of dispensational premillennialism. The distinctive teachings of that system, in particular its affirmation of the pretribulation rapture of the church, have become so pervasive that many evangelicals would be hard pressed to identify an alternative approach. Popular novels that disseminate dispensationalism to a wider readership have only furthered that trend. The contributors to this volume provide a thoughtful alternative. They present compelling arguments for historic or classic premillennialism—a position widely held throughout church history (and popularly advanced in the writings of George Eldon Ladd). An introductory chapter examines the differences within premillennial eschatology and considers reasons for the widespread popularity of dispensationalism in the twentieth century. This is followed by biblical, theological, historical, and missiological studies that reexamine classic premillennialism, particularly with regard to its understanding of the return of Christ. The authors, all respected scholars in their fields, present arguments for a return to an eschatological theology that was widely held for many centuries. Their engaging studies should be of great interest to evangelical readers—both in the academy and in the church. |
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