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Images of Salvation in the New Testament

Images of Salvation in the New Testament

by Brenda B. Colijn
Images of Salvation in the New Testament

Images of Salvation in the New Testament

by Brenda B. Colijn

Overview

What does salvation in the New Testament look like? "The New Testament does not develop a systematic doctrine of salvation," writes Brenda Colijn. "Instead, it presents us with a variety of pictures taken from different perspectives. From one angle, the human predicament is rebellion against God. Salvation looks like living under God's universal reign. From another angle, the human predicament is bondage to both internal and external forces. Salvation looks like freedom from those forces. From yet a third angle, the human predicament looks like alienation from God, from other people, from creation and even from one's own best self. Salvation looks like the restoration of those relationships." Colijn, who holds degrees in English literature as well as theology, embraces a critical-realist methodology that incorporates New Testament theology, literary criticism and theological interpretation. She advocates listening to the individual authors of Scripture in their own social-cultural and historical settings, while looking for how the texts work both individually and collectively at a literary level. Students of the New Testament and of theology will both find their vision broadened and their understanding deepened by this rich, informative study. As the author seeks to understand their implications for people of faith, she uncovers how New Testament images provide the building blocks of the master story of redemption.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780830838721
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 10/05/2010
Pages: 335
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Brenda B. Colijn (Ph.D., Cornell University) is professor of biblical interpretation and theology at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Abbreviations 11

Introduction 13

1 On Method 27

2 Inheritance in the New Covenant 44

3 Citizens of the Kingdom, Disciples of the Kind 66

4 The Life of the Age to Come Eternal Life 85

5 I Am About to Do a New Thing Regeneration, New Creation 102

6 Deliverance Belongs to the Lord Soteria as Rescue and Healing 121

7 My Chains Fell Off, My Heart Was Free Redemption, Ransom, Freedom, Forgiveness 144

8 No Longer Strangers Reconciliation, Adoption, Peace 175

9 Justification by Faith(fulness) 196

10 Election in Christ for the Sake of the World 219

11 Transformation by Participation Being in Christ, Glorification, Theosis 247

12 A People Holy to the Lord Sanctification, Perfection 269

13 Call to Endurance Pilgrimage, Contest, Worship 288

Conclusion 313

Author Index 317

Subject Index 321

Scripture Index 328

What People are Saying About This

David A. deSilva

"Brenda Colijn invites us to live in the lush forest of New Testament soteriology, calling our attention to the majesty and power of each of its spreading trees rather than hewing them down as lumber for some artificial theological construction. She healthfully focuses her study on the diverse metaphors and images--like covenant relationship, citizenship in a new country, deliverance from bondage, pilgrimage and contest--that reframe the human situation and God's restorative invasions therein. Colijn honors the distinctive perspective that each New Testament author brings to the discussion, helping us to see the kaleidoscopic beauty of the whole. She refuses to flatten images and metaphors into propositions, but rather seeks to unleash afresh their power to transform our experience."
— David A. deSilva, Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek, Ashland Theological Seminary

Ben Witherington III

"A very long time ago, George Caird wrote a classic titled The Language and Imagery of the Bible. In it Caird showed the considerable importance of careful scrutiny of key images used of various theological and ethical concepts. In her new book, Images of Salvation in the New Testament, Brenda Colijn in a careful and artful way, focusing on soteriological images, has done for our current generation what Caird did for his. Highly recommended for those wanting to understand not merely the nature of salvation but also its many facets and dimensions."
— Ben Witherington III, Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary

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