"The meaning of Jesus: Marcus Berg and N.T. Wright's two visions" in this book is the dialogue of "liberalism and conservative Jesus scholars" on the grounds that "it is the center of historical Jesus' debate." In the foreword, scholars were aware that the inspiration and writing of this book arises from friendship. This book proves an open and private dialogue between these scholars and friends.
As a prolific author of academic and popular books, NT Light has over 30 volumes including "Simple Christian", "Original Jesus", "The Truth of Sao Paulo", "Jesus 'Challenge", "Jesus' Meaning" I'm writing a book. "Victory of Jesus" and "Victory of God" etc. Paul 's authority and divine loyalty. His N. T. Wright For Everyone collection contains comments on the entire New Testament. Light was Bishop of Durham, England, a research professor at St. Andrews University in Scotland, New Testament and early Christianity. He was the theologian of Westminster Abbey and was dean of Litchfield Cathedral. He also teaches the New Testament in Cambridge, McGill and Oxford for 20 years. He served as a visiting professor at Harvard Theological Seminary, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Gregory University in Rome, and many other institutions around the world.
This is the background necessary to understand John 16:23. In addition, it helps to understand the meaning of the New Testament name and title, in this case the meaning of Jesus' name. St. Augustine pointed out that Jesus means Hebrew meaning "God will save." In other words, the name of Jesus is salvation. So to cast doubt on the name of Jesus is to order us to be saved. When Jesus told the apostles to ask the father under the name of his father, he knew that they are Jews familiar with the Hebrew tradition, so they are used in the Old Testament I called the name of the Lord. So unless we are aware of this tradition, they will understand these words quickly. Jesus told us that whatever we wanted will be given to us, as long as we ask for it in front of us, and when we are in grace we are only before him It will be. This is why Jesus said in John 14: 23. "If someone loves me, he will obey my words.
Jesus used the same words as John, but did not explain what they mean. Clearly, the concept of Jesus 'Kingdom' is the same as that of the Old Testament prophets and John. Some critics argue that the concept of John's kingdom is eschatology, but Jesus is ironic 296 But there is no basis for this distinction. Both John and Jesus believe that there are mysterious and outdated elements in this kingdom. Alba McLean enumerates and explains the five different answers that the Bible researchers gave to these questions: "Is this kingdom the same as the prophecy of the Old Testament kingdom, or something else? ? "