The Coming of the Son of Man: New Testament Eschatology for an Emerging Church
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- Author：Andrew Perriman
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Summary
Tracing the powerful motif of the "coming of the Son of man" from Daniel through to Revelation， Andrew Perriman provides thought-provoking ideas about eschatological narrative。 What was it like to hear the biblical proclamation of this "coming" for the first time in a cultural， political， and religious context very different from our own？ How did early Christians think about the imminence of the promised "day of the Lord"？ What difference did this message make to how they thought， lived， and spread the gospel message？This book engages the minds of jaded twenty-first-century postmoderns who have "heard it all before。" By seeing the fulfilment of much of New Testament apocalyptic in events of the first centuries， Perriman proposes that in some important sense we have moved beyond eschatology--into an age of renewed community and mission that is creational in its scope。The Coming of the Son of Manis important reading for those who want to engage in the debate concerning what church is--and will be。
Reviews
William
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A very good walk through New Testament apocalyptic from the gospels to Revelation。 Perriman shows the connection between Old Testament and Second Temple apocalyptic imagery and the way in which the New Testament writers draw on it to give hope to the believers of the First Century。 His approach is preterist， not as a preconceived theological necessity， but as the inevitable conclusion of sound exegesis。 There's a lot of great food for thought here。 A very good walk through New Testament apocalyptic from the gospels to Revelation。 Perriman shows the connection between Old Testament and Second Temple apocalyptic imagery and the way in which the New Testament writers draw on it to give hope to the believers of the First Century。 His approach is preterist， not as a preconceived theological necessity， but as the inevitable conclusion of sound exegesis。 There's a lot of great food for thought here。 。。。more
Matthew Colvin
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Basically， this book insists on historical exegesis。 A mostly-preterist interpretation of the NT's prophetic imagery and narratives pretty much follows， not as an a priori commitment， but as an automatic consequence， once exegetical violence is parried by a strong counter-stroke of historical correction。 The result is predictable enough: one passage after another snaps into focus。 We realize that the NT is actually talking about events within the temporal and geographical horizons of its readers Basically， this book insists on historical exegesis。 A mostly-preterist interpretation of the NT's prophetic imagery and narratives pretty much follows， not as an a priori commitment， but as an automatic consequence， once exegetical violence is parried by a strong counter-stroke of historical correction。 The result is predictable enough: one passage after another snaps into focus。 We realize that the NT is actually talking about events within the temporal and geographical horizons of its readers — and not about the end of the world， some sort of rapture of the righteous after several thousand years， or God playing everyone's most embarrassing moments on a celestial IMAX screen at the conclusion of history。 The gospel turns out to be an announcement of Jesus' authority to judge first the world of second temple Jerusalem， and secondly the Greco-Roman oikoumene — and not first a doctrine about how you can be forgiven for your petty wickednesses。 Should any of this be controversial？ No。 Is it？ Yes。 The slaughter of dear theological sacred cows — not to say golden calves — always provokes howls and gnashing of teeth。 。。。more
Adam Ross
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This was a remarkable book， a topical study of the New Testament using Daniel's prophesies and a preteristic approach as the contextual framework， explaining how all the parts of the New Testament depend upon this context and should not be interpreted universally。 The only difficulty with the book was the ironic fact that he misinterprets much of Daniel to be about Antiochus IV， during the Apochryphal period， instead of as Herod the Great and the line of Herods。 To understand the "little horn" o This was a remarkable book， a topical study of the New Testament using Daniel's prophesies and a preteristic approach as the contextual framework， explaining how all the parts of the New Testament depend upon this context and should not be interpreted universally。 The only difficulty with the book was the ironic fact that he misinterprets much of Daniel to be about Antiochus IV， during the Apochryphal period， instead of as Herod the Great and the line of Herods。 To understand the "little horn" of Daniel as Antiochus is common enough among preterists， so I shouldn't really have been surprised。 He also misreads a number of the Revelation prophesies as concerning Rome when they are clearly concerning Jerusalem， but again， this is common enough， and didn't really put me off the very solid good which the book otherwise offered。 Now out of print， I highly recommend finding a used copy before they all disappear。 。。。more
David
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Perriman gives a fresh reading of scripture which goes against much of the traditional reading。 His book has few reviews on here， so to connect it to a more popular author: If you are a fan of NT Wright， then read Perriman。 If you think NT Wright is part of the problem with evangelical Protestant Christianity， you will hate this book。 Umm。。。if you don't know who NT Wright is I don't know how you'll feel about this book。Perriman roots his reading of the New Testament on the visions of the prophet Perriman gives a fresh reading of scripture which goes against much of the traditional reading。 His book has few reviews on here， so to connect it to a more popular author: If you are a fan of NT Wright， then read Perriman。 If you think NT Wright is part of the problem with evangelical Protestant Christianity， you will hate this book。 Umm。。。if you don't know who NT Wright is I don't know how you'll feel about this book。Perriman roots his reading of the New Testament on the visions of the prophet Daniel， specifically chapter seven in which the Son of Man comes （hence the title） into glory and power。 I think Daniel 7's influence on the early Christian church has long been recognized， but Perriman ups the ante。 As Perriman looks at the ministry of Jesus， the works of the apostle Paul and then the book of Revelation， the vision of Daniel is central to his reading。 Perriman emphasizes the historical context as opposed to a universalizing。 Thus， "judgment" is not a final judgment for all people at the end of the space time continuum。 Instead it is the judgment that comes when Roman armies descend on Jerusalem or， speaking of the book of Revelation， the judgment that comes from God upon the Roman Empire for their persecution of the Christians。 Perriman's desire for us to understand the Bible in its historical and narrative context is not necessarily new in itself。 At least， this is what I was taught in seminary。 But Perriman goes a step farther。 Even most who emphasize original context still simply assume that when Jesus talks about things like salvation， judgment and so on he is speaking of universal things。 So when the sheep and goats are divided in Matthew 25 we automatically assume this is an image of final judgment。 Perriman would question whether first century Jews hearing Jesus would immediately think of final judgment。 What we end up with then is a deeply contextual story where any prophecies are fulfilled in 70 AD with the fall of Jerusalem to as late as the 400s AD with the fall of Rome。 Perriman briefly speaks of what this means for the church today。 This is where I wish he had said more， though I suspect one of his other books （Re:Mission） speaks of this。 He speaks of how we still live in a time when evil and death have not yet been defeated and other kingdoms vie for supremacy with the kingdom of God。 We are still looking for the day when new creation comes in and there is peace on earth。 To be a disciple of Jesus is to work for this day， taking the narrow path of love and self-sacrifice Jesus spoke of。 Overall， this book kind of blew my mind。 Perriman rethinks and reframes many traditional readings。 There is a philosophical underpinning here as modern philosophy was all about universals （think of ugly sports stadiums like Veterans stadium in Philadelphia - they all were the same because that is a good stadium， no matter where you are）。 Reading the Bible with this mindset emphasizes universal truths。 Perriman is after a post-modern reading which emphasizes the locality of truth （think of the newer stadiums built: all are different， they fit in with the surrounding and often have unique aspects to the city they are in）。 Reading the Bible here emphasizes the truth as Jesus， Paul and John saw it。That said， at some point there is a jump to universal。 If the Bible has anything to say to us， there have to be principles there that apply today。 Of course， I doubt Perriman would disagree with this。。。he works in Christian ministry after all！ I think the question is how you move from the story of Scripture to our situation today。If you enjoy reading the Bible， especially if you feel like you know the Bible well， check this book out。 I would say if you are bored with the Bible， maybe this book will re-spark your interest。And if you want to get a taste of Perriman's work， check out his blog: http://www。postost。net/ 。。。more
Brandon
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