Kerygma, Eschatology, and Social Ethics (Stapled Booklet) e-bog

"e;The eschatological and dualistic symbolism of the early Christians has misled us into thinking that the Gospel in its classic period has no concern with what we call social change,"e; writes Wilder. Saint Paul's apparently conservative social views must be understood in light of his expectation of Christ's imminent return; his is an "e;emergency ethic."e; But going beyond Paul's explicit social teachings to his kerygmatic affirmations, we see that the "e;principalities and powers"e; over which Christ has triumphed also refer to the corrupted structures of society. The social-ethical significance of the kerygma becomes discernible as soon as we learn to interpret the mythological expressions of the New Testament in historical terms.