Table of Contents

Translator's Preface vii

Foreword xi

Foreword to the Second Edition xv

Introductory Chapter to the Third Edition xvii

Introduction

The Problem 17

1 "Biblical History" and History 19

2 Biblical History and Theology 23

Part I The Continuous Redemptive Line

1 The Significance of the New Testament Terminology for Time 37

2 The Linear Conception of Time in the Revelatory History of the Bible as Contrasted with the Cyclical Conception of Hellenism 51

3 Time and Eternity 61

4 God's Lordship Over Time 69

5 The New Division of Time from the Central Point of the Redemptive History 81

6 The Connection Between History and Prophecy (History and Myth) 94

7 The Redemptive Line as Christ-Line The Manner of Presenting It 107

8 The Double Movement of the Redemptive Line According to the Principle of Representation 115

Part II The Unique Character of the Redemptive Epochs

1 The Unique Character of the Christ-Deed at the Mid-point 121

2 The Past Stages of Redemptive History and Their Relation to the Christ-Event at the Midpoint 131

3 The Future Stages of Redemptive History and Their Relation to the Christ-Event at the Midpoint 139

4 The Present Stage of Redemptive History and Its Relation to the Christ-Event at the Mid-point 144

Part III Redemptive History and the General Course of World Events

1 Redemptive History and Christian Universalism 177

2 The Complete Lordship of Christ and the Redemptive Process 185

3 The Subjection of the Invisible Powers and Their Relation in Redemptive History to the World Process (State and Redemptive History) 191

4 The Question of World Affirmation or World Denial in the Light of the New Testament Redemptive History 211

Part IV Redemptive History and the Individual Man

1 The Individual Man and the Past Stage of Redemptive History (Faith and Election) 217

2 The Individual Man and the Present Stage of Redemptive History (The Gift of the Spirit and the Commandment of God) 222

3 The Individual Man and the Future Stage of Redemptive History (Resurrection Faith and Resurrection Hope) 231

Indexes

Index of Scripture References 245

Index of Authors 251