Gordon Fee's work on I Corinthians is a contribution to The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Prepared by some of the world's leading scholars, the series provides an exposition of the New Testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God.

Christian mission is shaped by many things not least of which are perceptions of the created order and eschatology The nature of the transition from earth to new earth has profound consequences in that it determines understanding of how the creation fits within the purposes of God Some argue for annihilation or massive dissolution of the created order at the Parousia thereby devaluing all perceived to be doomed This earth-centred theological question of transition, and its implications for holistic mission, has not been adequately researched in its own right A comprehensive examination of the whole Canon is required: one which brings together all the relevant texts into a coherent theology of the earth that clarifies the degree to which the earthiness of the earth is integral to the new creation This original research develops such a theology in a narrative framework that projects forward to the presence of this earth in the new creation Throughout the Biblical narrative, the research identifies a triangular relationship from creation to new creation in which God, humankind and non-human creation are all inextricably linked, and in which the earth’s future is consistently presented as integral to the ultimate purposes of God The earth was subjected to corruption due to the sin of humankind but as humankind finds liberation in Christ so will the creation find freedom from all consequences of the sin of humankind The research establishes a trajectory throughout the narrative that consistently projects forward towards a full restoration of these relationships and that therefore the new heaven and new earth will be the result of a resurrection-like transformation and reconciliation of the present created order The Biblical texts normally utilized to justify annihilation or dissolution are examined carefully and found to be wanting for such claims The missio Dei includes the renewal of the whole earth as the Kingdom of God reaches fulfilment in the Parousia even as the Gospel calls persons and nations to faith Consequently, the mission of God’s people needs to be likewise holistic and conducted in such ways as to reveal and anticipate the future hope of the uniting of heaven and earth in the already begun new creation

The First Epistle to the Corinthians

The Earth’s Future: Narrative, Gospel, Mission. A Theological Projection through the Canon of the Christian Scriptures.

This thesis discusses the contribution made by John Wimber to the theology of evangelism, discipleship and ministry. These contributions are contextually placed within a Reformed congregation that is part of a Confessional
Presbyterian Denomination. While it does not address specifics with one congregation, the principles aim to be applicable to all such congregations. It seeks to challenge the accepted attitudes toward evangelism, the integration
of new converts into the Church through discipleship, and the release of these converts into some form of ministry. This thesis argues for a re-evaluation of the power of the Holy Spirit in confirming the gospel with signs ccompanying, in filling each believer with his fullness and the giving of spiritual gifts, and a release of these gifts through every member ministry as a possible methodology to be implemented in Presbyterian congregations.
This thesis aims to offer a middle way between pentecostalism and Cessationist theology through the ministry philosophy of John Wimber, himself
an ordained minister of a Reformed denomination. It seeks to respect the theological and historical traditions of Presbyterianism, while not being uncritical of some of its current methodologies. It also seeks to suggest that
the theology of the Reformed faith is best suited to a Charismatic methodology with the emphasis on God’s sovereignty, omnipotence and sacramental theology. It seeks to place the practice of evangelism, discipleship and ministry within the context of a local congregation as that
which is best suited to minister to the needs of that local community in which it is planted, and to evangelise, disciple and train those members to meet the
spiritual needs of that community. This thesis argues for an integration of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the context of a Bible and preachingbased congregation.

Word and power : a critical evaluation of the compatibility of the theology of John Wimber with reformed principles, for possible application to the life and witness of Presbyterian congregations

........................................................................................................................ iv DEDICATION ..................................................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................... vii Dismemberment: By way of an Introduction .........................................................................xii §1. The Question of Sexuality ...................................................................................................... xii §2. Ἀσχήμων: the Dysmember and Dismemberment .................................................................. xvi §3. The Path to be Followed ....................................................................................................... xxi CHAPTER 1 Phenomenology: Having a Body, Being a Body .............................................. 1 §I. Edmund Husserl: The Quasi-Transcendental Body .................................................................3 A. Does Edmund Husserl Have a Body?: ............................................................................................................. 3 B. The Constituted Body: ................................................................................................................................... 10 C. The Constituting Body: .................................................................................................................................. 17 D. The Ego-Like Body:....................................................................................................................................... 19 §II. The Living Body in French Phenomenology ......................................................................... 23 A. The French Husserl ........................................................................................................................................ 24 B. The (R)ejected Ego......................................................................................................................................... 26 C. From Transcendental Ego to Living Body ..................................................................................................... 29 §III. Phenomenology and the Sexual Body .................................................................................. 39 A: Husserl On Sexuality ..................................................................................................................................... 39 B: Sexuality in the Constitution of the Body ...................................................................................................... 43 C. The Problem of Sexual Difference ................................................................................................................. 46 CHAPTER 2 Michel Henry: Transcendental Asexuality .................................................... 64 §I: Radical Phenomenology ......................................................................................................... 64 A. From Onto-Phenomenological Monism to Radical Phenomenology ............................................................. 64 B. The Radical Reduction ................................................................................................................................... 72 C. Self-Affectivity, the Essence of Life .............................................................................................................. 75 §II: The Erotic Flesh ................................................................................................................... 81 A. The Objective Body and the Subjective Flesh ............................................................................................... 81 B. The Failure of Sexuality and the Erotic .......................................................................................................... 88 C. Concrete Sexual Determinations .................................................................................................................... 97 D: Transcendental Asexuality ........................................................................................................................... 100 §III: Consequences of the Erasure of Sexual Difference ............................................................ 103 A. The Universal Man....................................................................................................................................... 103

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Unpresentable Members: The Theology and Radical Phenomenology of the Sexual Flesh

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The First Epistle to the Corinthians

Citations

The Earth’s Future: Narrative, Gospel, Mission. A Theological Projection through the Canon of the Christian Scriptures.

Word and power : a critical evaluation of the compatibility of the theology of John Wimber with reformed principles, for possible application to the life and witness of Presbyterian congregations

Unpresentable Members: The Theology and Radical Phenomenology of the Sexual Flesh

Paul in Context: A Reinterpretation of Paul and Empire

Gaining Virtue, Gaining Christ: Moral Development in the Letters of Paul