The Concept of Divine Love in the Context of the God-world Relationship 9781433125164, 9781453914168, 1433125161

Table of contents :
Cover
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Editor’s Preface
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
Outline of Study
Theological Method: A Final-Form Canonical Approach
Method of Investigation and Presentation
Methodological Issues of the Canonical Investigation
2 A Brief Survey of Divine Love in Historical Theology
Plato’s Conception of Love
Aristotle’s Conception of Love
Augustine’s Conception of Love
Thomas Aquinas’s Conception of Love
Martin Luther’s Conception of Love
Anders Nygren’s Conception of Love
Conclusion
3 Conflicting Models of Divine Love
Introduction
The Transcendent-Voluntarist Model
The Immanent-Experientialist Model
The Extent of the Conflict of Interpretations
4 A Canonical Survey of Divine Love in the Old Testament
The Meaning of the בהא Word Group
The Volitional Aspect of Divine Love
The Evaluative Aspect of Divine Love
The Emotional Aspect of Divine Love
The Foreconditional Aspect of Divine Love
The Relational and Multilateral Aspect of Divine Love
5 A Canonical Survey of Divine Love in the New Testament
The Primary Semantics of Divine Love in the NT
The Volitional Aspect of Divine Love
The Evaluative Aspect of Divine Love
The Emotional Aspect of Divine Love
The Foreconditional Aspect of Divine Love
The Relational and Multilateral Aspect of Divine Love
6 A Canonical and Systematic Model of Divine Love in Relation to the World
Overview of the Canonical Model of Divine Love in Relation to the World
The Canonical Model of Divine Love in Relation to the World Unpacked
A Critical Comparison of the Foreconditional-Reciprocal, Transcendent-Voluntarist, and Immanent-Experientialist Models
Potential Implications for a Canonical Theo-Ontology
Conclusion
7 Summary and Conclusions
Introduction and Methodology of the Study
Survey of the Historical Theology of Love
Conflicting Interpretations of Divine Love
The Canonical Investigation of Divine Love in Relation to the World
A Canonical and Systematic Model of Divine Love in Relation to the World
Conclusions
Suggestions for Further Study
Bibliography
Index

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“John C. Peckham’s hermeneutically sophisticated work on the love of God is clearly committed to the authority of the biblical text, and to letting it guide his conclusions. The result is an important contribution on issues that are absolutely central to both biblical and systematic theology. This book deserves serious attention from scholars all across these disciplines.”—Jerry L. Walls, Scholar in Residence and Professor of Philosophy, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas “Although all religions claim love as their own, Christians alone identify God with love, and yet, little reflection has been given to the meaning of love as it relates to God in the Christian context. John C. Peckham’s massive scholarly study remedies this unfortunate situation brilliantly and provides the benchmark for all future research. Taking the history of theological reflection as his starting point, Peckham guides the reader step by step from a critical analysis of tradition, through a detailed journey of Scriptures, in search of a new, more comprehensive, and deeper way of understanding the meaning and experiencing the passion of God’s infinite love for the world.”—Fernando Canale, Emeritus Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan JOHN C. PECKHAM (Ph.D., Andrews University) is Associate Professor of Theology and Christian Philosophy at the Theological Seminary of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. His articles have appeared in Trinity Journal, Mid-America Journal of Theology, Themelios, Didaskalia, the Journal of the Adventist Theological Society, and others.

The Concept of Divine Love in the Context of the God-World Relationship

“This research convincingly challenges commonly held views regarding the concept of God’s love. Through penetrating analysis of a wide range of biblical, theological, and philosophical sources, John C. Peckham demonstrates how assumptions imposed on the Bible over many centuries have distorted scholarly understanding of its teaching on this crucial and foundational subject. Peckham’s comprehensive and relentlessly logical approach yields fresh conclusions of far-reaching significance.”—Roy E. Gane, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Languages, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan

159 PECKHAM

The Concept of Divine Love in the Context of the God-World Relationship addresses the significant and far-reaching theological conflict over the nature of God’s love, which is deeply rooted in broader conflicts regarding divine ontology and the nature of the God-world relationship. After engaging the traditional historical theology of love and recent exemplars of competing and influential conceptions of divine love, John C. Peckham seeks an alternative to the impasse by an extensive inductive investigation of the entire biblical canon in accordance with a final-form canonical approach to systematic theology, offering an alternative model of divine love that draws on the richness of the biblical text as canon and holds considerable implications for the God-world relationship.

PETER LANG

www.peterlang.com

The Concept OF Divine Love IN THE Context OF THE God-World Relationship JOHN C. PECKHAM

Studies in Biblical Literature 159

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“John C. Peckham’s hermeneutically sophisticated work on the love of God is clearly committed to the authority of the biblical text, and to letting it guide his conclusions. The result is an important contribution on issues that are absolutely central to both biblical and systematic theology. This book deserves serious attention from scholars all across these disciplines.”—Jerry L. Walls, Scholar in Residence and Professor of Philosophy, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas “Although all religions claim love as their own, Christians alone identify God with love, and yet, little reflection has been given to the meaning of love as it relates to God in the Christian context. John C. Peckham’s massive scholarly study remedies this unfortunate situation brilliantly and provides the benchmark for all future research. Taking the history of theological reflection as his starting point, Peckham guides the reader step by step from a critical analysis of tradition, through a detailed journey of Scriptures, in search of a new, more comprehensive, and deeper way of understanding the meaning and experiencing the passion of God’s infinite love for the world.”—Fernando Canale, Emeritus Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan JOHN C. PECKHAM (Ph.D., Andrews University) is Associate Professor of Theology and Christian Philosophy at the Theological Seminary of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. His articles have appeared in Trinity Journal, Mid-America Journal of Theology, Themelios, Didaskalia, the Journal of the Adventist Theological Society, and others.

The Concept of Divine Love in the Context of the God-World Relationship

“This research convincingly challenges commonly held views regarding the concept of God’s love. Through penetrating analysis of a wide range of biblical, theological, and philosophical sources, John C. Peckham demonstrates how assumptions imposed on the Bible over many centuries have distorted scholarly understanding of its teaching on this crucial and foundational subject. Peckham’s comprehensive and relentlessly logical approach yields fresh conclusions of far-reaching significance.”—Roy E. Gane, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Languages, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan

159 PECKHAM

The Concept of Divine Love in the Context of the God-World Relationship addresses the significant and far-reaching theological conflict over the nature of God’s love, which is deeply rooted in broader conflicts regarding divine ontology and the nature of the God-world relationship. After engaging the traditional historical theology of love and recent exemplars of competing and influential conceptions of divine love, John C. Peckham seeks an alternative to the impasse by an extensive inductive investigation of the entire biblical canon in accordance with a final-form canonical approach to systematic theology, offering an alternative model of divine love that draws on the richness of the biblical text as canon and holds considerable implications for the God-world relationship.

PETER LANG

www.peterlang.com

The Concept OF Divine Love IN THE Context OF THE God-World Relationship JOHN C. PECKHAM

Studies in Biblical Literature 159

The Concept OF Divine Love IN THE Context OF THE God-World Relationship

Studies in Biblical Literature

Hemchand Gossai General Editor Vol. 159

This book is a volume in a Peter Lang monograph series. Every volume is peer reviewed and meets the highest quality standards for content and production.

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JOHN C. PECKHAM

The Concept OF Divine Love IN THE Context OF THE God-World Relationship

PETER LANG

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peckham, John. The concept of divine love in the context of the God-world relationship / John C. Peckham. pages cm. — (Studies in biblical literature; Vol. 159) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Love—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. God (Christianity)— Worship and love. 3. God (Christianity)—Love. I. Title. BV4639.P33 231’.6—dc23 2014022629 ISBN 978-1-4331-2516-4 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-4539-1416-8 (e-book) ISSN 1089-0645

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