Scripture within the Christian-People,BC

Scripture within the Kingdom-People, BC

‘God’s Kingdom’, in Old Testament and Judaism, Affirms God’s Victory over Evil

The question of God’s ‘kingdom’ or ‘kingship’ is raised, in the Old Testament and in subsequent Judaism, by the presence of radical evil within the good creation and within the covenant people themselves. How can God be King, if things are as they are? The affirmation of God’s present and future kingdom therefore means the affirmation that God will act to deal with the problem, to rescue his people and complete his purpose for the whole of creation...