Christ's Fulfillment of Torah and Temple

by Levering, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9780268022730
• ISBN10: 0268022739
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Summary

Christ's Fulfillment of Torah and Temple is a concise introduction to the Christian theology of salvation in light of the contributions of Thomas Aquinas. In this cogent study, Matthew Levering identifies six important aspects of soteriology, each of which corresponds to an individual chapter in the book. Levering focuses on human history understood in light of the divine law and covenants, Jesus the Incarnate Son of God and Messiah of Israel, Jesus' cross, transformation in the image of God, the Mystical Body of Christ into which all human beings are called, and eternal life.

Taking the doctrines of faith as his starting point, Levering's objective is to answer the questions of both Christians and non-Christians who desire to learn how and for what end Jesus "saves" humankind. Levering's work also speaks directly to contemporary systematic theologians. In contrast to widespread assumptions that Aquinas's theology of salvation is overly abstract or juridical, Levering demonstrates that Aquinas's theology of salvation flows from his reading of Scripture and de

Author Biography

Matthew Levering is assistant professor of theology at Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Michigan

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Fulfillment of Israel's Torah
Divine Law and Divine Pedagogy	p. 15
Incarnate Wisdom in Israel	p. 31
The Cross of Jesus Christ	p. 51
The Fulfillment of Israel's Temple
To the Image of the Firstborn Son	p. 83
Israel, the Church, and the Mystical Body of Christ	p. 108
The Heavenly Jerusalem	p. 126
Conclusion	p. 141
Notes	p. 146
Bibliography	p. 207
Index	p. 237
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