Revelation : toward a Christian theology of God's self-revelation / Gerald O'Collins.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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A study of the central themes of the theology of revelation, whereas other works often focus on the history of reflection on revelation.

Cover; Revelation: Towards a Christian Interpretation of God's Self-revelation in Jesus Christ; Copyright; Preface; Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1: Revelation as Self-revelation and Communication of Truth; REVELATION AS PRIMARILY PERSONAL SELF-REVELATION; THE GOSPEL OF JOHN ON REVELATION; REVELATION AS COMMUNICATION OF TRUTH; KNOWING AND KNOWING ABOUT THE TRINITY; 2: The Love that Reveals and Conceals; THE DIVINE INITIATIVE; GOD COULD HAVE REMAINED SILENT; AN ACT OF HIGHEST FREEDOM; THE REVEALED AND HIDDEN GOD; THE SATURATED PHENOMENON; 3: Revelation Informs and Transforms

THE WORD IS EFFECTIVETHE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION; THE GOSPEL OF JOHN; DEI VERBUM; SELF-COMMUNICATION OF GOD; 4: The Sacramental Character of Divine Self-revelation; THE WITNESS OF THE SCRIPTURES; EVENT AND WORD; SPECIAL DIVINE ACTIONS; DIVINE DISCOURSE; DISCERNING THE PROPHETIC EXPERIENCE; WORD AND ACTIONS; 5: Means and Mediators of Revelation; REVELATION THROUGH CREATED REALITY; THREE OBSERVATIONS ON COSMIC REVELATION; THE MEANS OR 'HOW?' OF REVELATION; THE MEDIATORS OF REVELATION; A CODA: EXPERIENCE AS A MEDIUM, NOT A SOURCE; 6: Believers Receive Revelation and Are Themselves Revealed

AN ACHIEVEMENT VERB AND NOUNTHE WORKING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND A GRACED PREDISPOSITION; THE RECEIVER REVEALED; 7: Evidence for Revelation and Human Freedom; VARIOUS SITUATIONS; EVIDENCE FOR REVELATION; ACCEPTING HISTORICAL REVELATION; HUMAN FREEDOM AND SIGNS; CODA: THE PARADOXES OF REVELATION; 8: Revelation Then, Now, and To Come; TERMINOLOGICAL PROPOSALS; THE NEW TESTAMENT WITNESS; FOUNDATIONAL REVELATION; DEPENDENT REVELATION; THE START OF DEPENDENT REVELATION; FUTURE AND FINAL REVELATION; 9: Handing on Revelation: The Role of Tradition; THREE PRELIMINARIES; TRADITION AS A HUMAN REALITY

CHRISTIAN TRADITIONSCRIPTURE AND TRADITION(S); DIFFERENT ECCLESIOLOGIES; EXCLUSIVE NORM OF FAITH?; INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE; THE MOVE TO MONTREAL; DISCERNING THE TRADITION WITHIN THE TRADITIONS; REVELATION, TRADITION, AND SCRIPTURE; 10: Revelation and Inspiration; THE FORMATION OF THE BIBLE; USING THE BIBLICAL TESTS; BIBLICAL INSPIRATION; THE FUNCTION OF INSPIRATION; 11: The Canon and Truth of Scriptures; THE CANON OF SCRIPTURES; Formation of the Canon; The Closed Nature of the Canon; The Authority of the Canon; THE SAVING TRUTH OF THE BIBLE; 12: The Divine Revelation Reaching the 'Others'

ADAM, EVE, AND NOAHSOME PROPHETS ON GOD AS KNOWN BY 'THE OTHERS'; WISDOM LITERATURE AND DIVINE REVELATION; JESUS, PAUL, LUKE, AND HEBREWS; JUSTIN, IRENAEUS, AND VATICAN II; UNIVERSAL PRESENCE OF CHRIST AND HIS SPIRIT; Epilogue; APPENDIX: The Inspiring Power of Scripture; Antony of Egypt; Augustine of Hippo; Girolamo Savonarola; Conclusions; Select Bibliography; Index of Names; Biblical Index; I The Old Testament; II The New Testament

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