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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

The term “kingdom of God” or “kingdom of Heaven” signifies God’s (see God) sovereign, dynamic and eschatological (see Eschatology) rule. The kingdom of God lay at the heart of Jesus’ teaching. As proclaimed by Jesus the kingdom of God had continuity with the OT promise as well as with Jewish apocalyptic* thinking, but differed from them in important respects. For example, it denoted God’s eternal rule rather than an earthly kingdom, its scope was universal rather