Salvation for All God's Other Peoples

by O'Collins, SJ, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780199238897
• ISBN10: 0199238898
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book examines in depth and at length what the Old Testament and the New Testament hold about the salvation of God's 'other peoples'. The Bible repeatedly witnesses to the universal scope of the divine love for all human beings and the chances of salvation that are available to them. Sincethe Israelites experienced for many centuries, both at home and abroad, the religion and culture of numerous other peoples, the Old Testament texts have much to say, both positively and negatively, about the religious prospects and destiny of these peoples. In its second half this book scrutinizeswhat Jesus, the evangelists, Paul and the Letter to the Hebrews indicate about God's loving designs for all human beings. At the end, the book breaks new ground by developing the universal presence of the risen Jesus (along with the Holy Spirit) and his role as universal Wisdom, and the fullteaching of the Letter to the Hebrews on the possibility of faith for all people.

Author Biography

Gerald O' Collins is Research Professor of Theology at St Mary's University College, Twickenham. He has published, alone or with others, 47 books, including Jesus Our Redeemer, Christology, and Catholicism (all OUP). Author of hundreds of articles in professional and popular journals, he has lectured at many universities and colleges in the British Isles, India, New Zealand, the United States, his native Australia, and elsewhere.

Table of Contents

From Adam and Eve to Abraham and Sarah

Exodus, Deuteronomy, Ruth, and Naaman

Balaam, Amos, and Jonah

Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Malachi

Wisdom and the `Others'

Provisional Conclusions from the Old Testament

Jesus and the `Outsiders'

Dying and Rising for All?

The Apostle of the Gentiles

Luke on Jesus and Salvation

Jesus, the Church, and Israel

The Universal Benevolence of God

Holy `Outsiders'

The Universal Presence of Christ and the Spirit

Universal Wisdom

Faith and `Outsiders'

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