Regnum Caelorum: Patterns of Future Hope in Early Christianity (Oxford Early Christian Studies) - Hardcover

Hill, Charles E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019826738X ISBN 13: 9780198267386

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Did the early Christians believe that the righteous "went to heaven" at death, or did they believe a subterranean refreshment awaited the saints? Did most Christians look for a millennium on earth, a thousand-year, glorious reign of Christ to ensue upon his second coming and to precede the last judgement, or did they cling to the hope that Christ would judge the world and distribute eternal rewards immediately upon his return? By demonstrating the links between "global" and "individual" eschatological notions in the period from the New Testament to Dionysius of Alexandria, this book reveals two competing patterns of eschatological teaching which vied for acceptance in the fledgling Church.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 019826738X
• ISBN 13: 9780198267386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256