Preface | p. vii |
Acknowledgements | p. viii |
List of abbreviations | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The JDS debate and debaters | p. 5 |
Introduction | p. 5 |
The Word-faith movement | p. 7 |
Three foremost JDS teachers | p. 14 |
JDS teaching in theological context | p. 25 |
Categories of participant in the JDS debate | p. 39 |
Growing opposition | p. 43 |
Dissenting voices | p. 52 |
Mediating positions | p. 56 |
Chapter conclusions | p. 59 |
Scope, criteria and methods | p. 63 |
Introduction | p. 63 |
Scope and limits | p. 63 |
Criteria | p. 65 |
Conformity with the biblical witness | p. 67 |
Kenyon's contemporary influences | p. 77 |
Reference to Christian theology | p. 82 |
Chapter conclusions | p. 95 |
Jesus' `spiritual death' and its necessity | p. 99 |
Introduction | p. 99 |
Biblical references to 'spiritual death' | p. 100 |
Historical references to 'spiritual death' | p. 111 |
JDS teaching's terminology in modern Christian theology | p. 125 |
The necessity of Christ's `spiritual death' | p. 127 |
Chapter conclusions | p. 141 |
Jesus' 'spiritual death' as separation from God | p. 147 |
Introduction | p. 147 |
The JDS articulation of Jesus' separation from God | p. 147 |
Criticisms of the JDS position | p. 157 |
The possibility of a separation | p. 160 |
The timing of a possible separation | p. 172 |
The nature of a possible separation | p. 175 |
Chapter conclusions | p. 183 |
Jesus' 'spiritual death' as partaking of a sinful, satanic nature | p. 187 |
Introduction | p. 187 |
Satan | p. 188 |
Partaking of a sinful, satanic nature | p. 190 |
The responses of the critics | p. 195 |
Kenyon's, Hagin's and Copeland's sources | p. 199 |
History of the tradition | p. 208 |
Chapter conclusions | p. 213 |
Jesus' 'spiritual death' as becoming Satan's prey | p. 217 |
Introduction | p. 217 |
The views of Kenyon, Hagin and Copeland | p. 218 |
Responses of the critics | p. 226 |
JDS sources | p. 231 |
Alternative proposals | p. 240 |
Chapter conclusions | p. 248 |
Conclusions | p. 251 |
Introduction | p. 251 |
Summaries | p. 252 |
Further responses to the critics | p. 256 |
Sundry observations | p. 258 |
Overall appraisal of JDS teaching | p. 261 |
Bibliography | p. 263 |
Index of references | p. 281 |
Index of authors | p. 285 |
Index of subjects | p. 291 |
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