Obedience from First to Last: The Obedience of Jesus Christ in Karl Barth's Doctrine of Reconciliation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781532683039)

Obedience from First to Last explores the theological significance of the obedience of Jesus Christ in Karl Barth's theology. It does this via a threefold consideration of, first, the nature of Jesus' incarnate obedience; second, the relation of that obedience to the obedience of the second triune person of the eternal Son; and third, the effects Jesus' obedience has on our own obedience. Barth not only affirms the pivotal role Jesus' obedience has within the economy of salvation, but by equating that obedience with that of the eternal Son's, Barth gives Jesus' obedience a pre-eminent place within the immanent being of Godself. The obedience of Jesus Christ is seen to have a co-participatory role in God's determination of his own divine being that arises from the primordial act of divine election. This notion bears on our understanding of freedom and obedience: as divine freedom is expressed in divine obedience, so it is with human freedom and human obedience.

Author: Edmund Fong
ISBN-10: 1532683030
ISBN-13: 9781532683039
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2020
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d