NT theology has found that Already/Not Yet transition model fruitful for interpreting Pauline spirituality,18 as expressed, for instance, in the sonship and freedom of the Spirit to cry ‘Abba, Father!’ and yet also to groan inwardly. Hebrews too has its sonship and trial and pilgrimage motifs, with a distinct note of ambiguity of outcome as regards those who had started out on their spiritual journey. Finally, as regards canonical trajectory and the usefulness of the sonship-Father
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