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The Old Testament Concept of Revival within the New Testament

Ervin Budiselić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-1743-4203 ; Biblijski institut, Zagreb


Puni tekst: engleski pdf 211 Kb

str. 45-74

preuzimanja: 66.057

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Christians often speak about revival; believers are encouraged to pray for and seek revival; books and articles are written on this subject. However, the New Testament does not use the expression “revival” on a semantic level. Therefore, the question is raised about the origins of the wording and the idea of revival in the New Testament church. To what extent is it justifiable to talk about revival? Since the concept of revival comes from the Old Testament, this paper analyzes key terms and verses in the Old Testament, and then
analyzes in which ways and to what extent the New Testament speaks about it. The discussion argues that the New Testament connects revival, restoration or renewal primarily with Christ and his salvific work. Furthermore, the coming of the kingdom anticipated within Jesus’ ministry demands a harmonization of the Old Testament concept of revival with the new reality. Moreover, it could be said that the concept of revival in some segments represents an obstacle for Christians to adopt Jesus’ model of the manifestation of God’s kingdom.

Ključne riječi

revival; renewal; awakening; kingdom; context

Hrčak ID:

215536

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/215536

Datum izdavanja:

16.6.2014.

Posjeta: 66.754 *