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The Glory of the Lord, a Theological Aesthetics VI: Theology: The Old Covenant is unavailable, but you can change that!

This volume initiates von Balthasar's study of the biblical vision and understanding of God's glory. Starting with the theophanies of the Patriarchal period, it shows how such glory is most fully expressed in the graciousness of the Covenant relationship between God and Israel. But the breaking of that relationship by Israel means that in the later books of the Old Testament, the divine glory is...

me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips’ (Is 6:5). ‘When Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord” ’ (Lk 5:8). For Paul the voice comes out immediately from the blinding light: ‘Why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads’ (Acts 26:14). Ezekiel sees the glory already in the colours of judgment, and Daniel likewise (Dan 7:9f.), and the glorified Son of Man seen by John also has the figure of a judge (Rev
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