"Our culture has a lot to say about heaven. But too much of it is based more on imaginative speculation or -supernatural- experiences than on the Bible itself. In the latest addition to the Theology in Community series, Christopher Morgan and Robert Peterson have assembled an interdisciplinary team of evangelical scholars to explore the doctrine of heaven from a variety of angles. Among other contributors, Ray Ortlund examines the concep ..."
"For first-century people, cosmology was a fundamental part of their worldview. Whether it was the philosopher contemplating the perfection of the heavenly orbits, the farmer searching the sky for signs of when to plant his crops, or the desert-dwelling sectarian looking for the end of the world, the cosmos held an endless fascination and occupied a prominent place in their understanding of life. For most ancient peoples, cosmology and t ..."
I Will Give You Rest(1stEdition) The Rest Motif in the New Testament with Special Reference to Mt 11 and Heb 3-4 (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe) by JonLaansma Paperback, 459 Pages, Published 1997 by Mohr Siebeck ISBN-13: 978-3-16-146639-7, ISBN: 3-16-146639-X