Search results for "Pre-existence"
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Realistische Abrechnung mit Präexistenz und Reinkarnation. Julius von Heydens Gesprächsnovelle "Das Geheimnis der Reminiszenz"
2019
Heyden's story takes up the belief in reincarnation as an element of German idealism, as well as liberal ideas of social equality to critically disprove both of them.
Eschatology and Time in the Gospel of John
2018
The article discusses the complex issue of time and eschatology in the Fourth Gospel. To get a grip on John’s eschatology it is necessary to take seriously John’s own use of language, and not to let the issue be determined solely by categories or terms (such as ‘eschatology’ and ‘apocalypticism’) introduced by scholars. It is essential to understand John’s eschatology as an aspect of the Gospel’s broader concept of time and the way in which this concept is given linguistic expression. This approach allows more recent, in particular narratological, methods to be applied to determine the Gospel’s concept of time. The article addresses the following topics: present and future eschatology in re…