RS235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sadducees, Pharisees

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RS235
• Professor: Amanda Witmer

Document Summary

Lecture 7: kingdom of god (introduction: key terms and concepts: Basileia (and its english translations as kingdom, rule, or dominion ): Kingdom is the most common translation; used most frequently. Ultimate agent of god to set things right. The notion is that god is king over the whole world, including the nations: the messianic hope thus includes universalistic wishes not just for the jewish people, but for the whole world to be at peace. The conviction that god is presently king over his rebellious creation means that people believed that god would act in the future ( more directly through his messiah) to make things right. Things pertaining to the final or last things . Referring to peoples understanding of the future in relation to divine intentions. Greek word, apokalypsis meaning uncovering or revelation : hence john"s apocalypse is also called the book of revelation.