This book traces the history of the biblical idea of the Kingdom of God and suggests its contemporary relevance. “To grasp what is meant by the Kingdom of God is to come very close to the heart of the Bible’s gospel of salvation.”—from the Preface
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John Bright. The Kingdom of God
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
CHAPTER ONE. The People of God and the Kingdom of Israel
I
II
III
IV
V
CHAPTER TWO. A Kingdom Under Judgment
I
II
III
IV
CHAPTER THREE. A Remnant Shall Repent
I
II
III
IV
CHAPTER FOUR. The Broken Covenant and the New Covenant
I
II
III
IV
CHAPTER FIVE. Captivity and New Exodus
I
II
III
IV
CHAPTER SIX. Holy Commonwealth and Apocalyptic Kingdom
I
II
III
IV
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Kingdom at Hand: Jesus the Messiah
I
II
III
CHAPTER EIGHT. Between Two Worlds: The Kingdom and the Church
I
II
III
CHAPTER NINE. Even to the End of the Age
I
II
III
IV
Index of References
Old Testament. Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
I Samuel
II Samuel
I Kings
II Kings
I Chronicles
II Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Psalms
Proverbs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
New Testament. Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
I Corinthians
II Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
I Thessalonians
II Thessalonians
Titus
Hebrews
James
I Peter
II Peter
I John
Revelation
Apochrypha. Ecclesiasticus
I Maccabees
II Maccabees
Pseudepigrapha. Letter of Aristeas
Jubilees
Psalms of Solomon
IV Maccabees
Sibylline Oracles
I Enoch
II (IV) Esdras
Mishnah. Berakoth
Pirke Aboth
Talmud ‘Abodah Zarah
Shabbath
Other Early Literature. Josephus Antiquities
Index of Subjects
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6 The Amarna Letters were written by vassal kings of Palestine and Syria to the court of Amenophis IV (1377-1360) at Tell el-Amarna, where they were found. The name Ḫabiru (in other texts ʽApiru or Khapiru) seems to be etymologically the equivalent of Hebrew, although there is much debate on this point. But the presence of the name over a span of centuries in places as far removed as Nuzi in Mesopotamia, Boghaz-Köi in Asia Minor, Ras Shamra in northern Syria, as well as in Egypt, forbids us simply to identify the two. Ḫabiru seems to have been a class, not a racial, designation. While the Hebrews of the Bible were no doubt Ḫabiru, the latter term included far more than the biblical Hebrews.
7 Josh. 24 seems clearly to reflect the integration of new blood into the Israelite tribal league. It will be noted that some of the participants, unlike the Israelites of the Exodus, were still pagans (vss. 14 ff.). That Canaanites were also gradually absorbed is witnessed by a variety of evidence: e.g., Canaanite cities such as Shechem (Gen. 34), Hepher, and Tirzah (Josh. 12:17, 24) appear also as subclans of Manasseh (Josh. 17:2-3).
