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单词 eschatology
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Definition of eschatology in English:

eschatology

noun ˌɛskəˈtɒlədʒiˌɛskəˈtɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • The part of theology concerned with death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

    Christian hope is concerned with eschatology, or the science of last things
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even Christian eschatology and theology stood against this perception.
    • Topics include his exegesis, Mary and the incarnation, divinization and eschatology; but the Trinity and the Holy Spirit are the constant background.
    • The purpose of marriage is to glorify God as is taught by creation, redemption and eschatology.
    • Even Mahavira and Buddha agreed that there could be no final answers to some of the difficult questions of cosmology, ontology, theology, and eschatology.
    • Third, fundamental to the whole project is the sense that Christology, particularly the death and resurrection of Christ, provides the key to eschatology.
    • Are we to dismiss Paul's words on the grounds that his understanding of eschatology, his thinking about final things and the end times, was off by a few thousand years?
    • One does not have to read very deeply in the scholarly literature on eschatology, the gospels, or Christology before running into the writings of Richard Bauckham.
    • My own views on various matters have changed over the years as I have learned more (notably, where eschatology is concerned), so an education from a worthwhile source is always welcome.
    • This raises issues of prophecy and destiny, taking us into speculative realms that are properly the domain of philosophy and theology, especially that branch of theology known as eschatology, dealing with death and the last things.
    • Theology has often ‘used eschatology to move into speculations about a virtual reality, something that science will not readily accept.’
    • Horton claims, further, that Pauline eschatology not only avoids Nietzsche's and Derrida's critiques of dualism, but also gives theology an intelligible way of talking about eschatology.
    • The theological mainstream had absorbed eschatology long before the terrorist assaults on the United States on September 11, 2001.
    • Theologically our age has been marked by a rediscovery of eschatology as more than just ‘last things.’
    • Cyberspace creates a fine line between science fiction and popular theology, especially eschatology.
    • For it is only out of the revelatory claims of Scripture that eschatology arises as a theological topic and as an assumption about reality that requires faith to engage with science to get some sense of the ending.
    • The theses themselves have already alluded to a number of standard headings within Christian systematics - grace, sacraments, soteriology, eschatology.
    • Not only does it make us reconsider the task of natural theology, it influences such topics as creation, eschatology and the problem of evil.
    • His convictions are ‘that eschatology is profoundly important, that the eschatological system of the Bible is basically simple, and that popular views of prophecy today are profoundly unbiblical’.
    • This comprises outlines of the teaching on the persons of the Trinity, eschatology, eternal life, witness, and so forth.

Derivatives

  • eschatological

  • adjective ˌɛskətəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lɛskatəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)lˌɛsˌkædlˈɑdʒək(ə)l
    Theology
    • Relating to death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

      unorthodox religionists concerned with eschatological questions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • the eschatological struggle between good and evil
      • If we rely strictly on theological resources for the eschatological promise, is there any value then in carrying on a dialogue with science?
      • The common life of the family contributes to the unity of humankind as one family, as it grows toward the eschatological unity of the kingdom of God.
      • Both passages make allusion to the eschatological kingdom.
  • eschatologist

  • noun
    • Surely, the eschatologists argue, this petition stands as conclusive proof that for Matthew and Luke the Lord's Prayer is an eschatological prayer.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Believing that what we do today will contribute to the shape of the future, and believing that we will act humanely only if we cherish our own humanity, feminist eschatologists challenge us to discover who we are as human beings.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek eskhatos 'last' + -logy.

 
 

Definition of eschatology in US English:

eschatology

nounˌɛskəˈtɑlədʒiˌeskəˈtäləjē
  • The part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

    Christian hope is concerned with eschatology, or the science of last things
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Topics include his exegesis, Mary and the incarnation, divinization and eschatology; but the Trinity and the Holy Spirit are the constant background.
    • Theology has often ‘used eschatology to move into speculations about a virtual reality, something that science will not readily accept.’
    • His convictions are ‘that eschatology is profoundly important, that the eschatological system of the Bible is basically simple, and that popular views of prophecy today are profoundly unbiblical’.
    • This comprises outlines of the teaching on the persons of the Trinity, eschatology, eternal life, witness, and so forth.
    • Cyberspace creates a fine line between science fiction and popular theology, especially eschatology.
    • The theses themselves have already alluded to a number of standard headings within Christian systematics - grace, sacraments, soteriology, eschatology.
    • My own views on various matters have changed over the years as I have learned more (notably, where eschatology is concerned), so an education from a worthwhile source is always welcome.
    • One does not have to read very deeply in the scholarly literature on eschatology, the gospels, or Christology before running into the writings of Richard Bauckham.
    • The purpose of marriage is to glorify God as is taught by creation, redemption and eschatology.
    • For it is only out of the revelatory claims of Scripture that eschatology arises as a theological topic and as an assumption about reality that requires faith to engage with science to get some sense of the ending.
    • Are we to dismiss Paul's words on the grounds that his understanding of eschatology, his thinking about final things and the end times, was off by a few thousand years?
    • Not only does it make us reconsider the task of natural theology, it influences such topics as creation, eschatology and the problem of evil.
    • Even Mahavira and Buddha agreed that there could be no final answers to some of the difficult questions of cosmology, ontology, theology, and eschatology.
    • Theologically our age has been marked by a rediscovery of eschatology as more than just ‘last things.’
    • Third, fundamental to the whole project is the sense that Christology, particularly the death and resurrection of Christ, provides the key to eschatology.
    • This raises issues of prophecy and destiny, taking us into speculative realms that are properly the domain of philosophy and theology, especially that branch of theology known as eschatology, dealing with death and the last things.
    • Even Christian eschatology and theology stood against this perception.
    • The theological mainstream had absorbed eschatology long before the terrorist assaults on the United States on September 11, 2001.
    • Horton claims, further, that Pauline eschatology not only avoids Nietzsche's and Derrida's critiques of dualism, but also gives theology an intelligible way of talking about eschatology.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek eskhatos ‘last’ + -logy.

 
 
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