The “Kingdom of Heaven/God” and the Church: A Case Study in Hermeneutics and Theology
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There is considerable debate over the meaning of the expressions kingdom of Heaven and kingdom of God used in the Gospels and in the rest of the New Testament and the relationship of this kingdom to the church. The debate addresses three related questions. The first question concerns the nature of the kingdom. When used in the Gospels and in the rest of the New Testament, do these expressions refer metaphorically to a spiritual kingdom or literally to a physical, earthly kingdom, or to both? The second question, linked to the first, is whether the kingdom in view is presently in existence or is strictly in the future. The third question addresses the relationship between this kingdom and the church.
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