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Focusing on the metanarrative of exile and restoration Timo Eskola claims that a post-liberal, narrative New Testament theology is both consistent and explanative. Combining a post-New Quest perspective on Jesus with an eschatological reading of Paul, the author states that Jesus´ temple criticism aims at restoration eschatology. Jesus starts a priestly community that expects God´s jubilee to begin with Jesus´ work, and proceed with the preaching of the new gospel. The reception of this message in the post-Easter church results in resurrection Christology that proclaims Jesus´ Davidic kingship on God´s throne of glory.
"Eskola [...] has written by far the most erudite and helpful of the narrative theologies to date for NT study."Craig L. Blomberg in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 59 (2016), S. 869-871

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