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Heaven

Heaven

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Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281062348
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 20/08/2011
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 21.6 cm

Paula Gooder considers the ways in which the Bible sees heaven and earth connecting, and explores all the major strands of belief about life after death, including the role of paradise, and what happens between death and resurrection.

She shows how the biblical writers see heaven and earth as closely connected, so that what happens in heaven affects events on earth and vice versa.

"Heaven is one of those great mysteries that somehow symbolize what we don’t know about ourselves and the world around us. At the same time it lifts our vision from the mundane realities of our everyday lives and reminds us that beyond the daily grind of our existence there is another, unseen reality. A reality that is as real – if not more so – than our everyday lives. Heaven suggests an answer to the familiar human feeling that there must be more than this, and prompts us to wonder whether there is indeed more in heaven and earth than can be dreamt of in all our philosophies."

Acknowledgements vii Abbreviations viii Introduction ix 1 In the beginning . . . : heaven and earth 1 2 On the wings of the cherubim: God as king 12 3 Chariots of fire: God's throne-chariot 22 4 In the presence of God: cherubim, seraphim and the heavenly creatures 32 5 From heaven to earth: angelic messengers 45 6 Heaven opened: communication between heaven and earth 59 7 Caught up into heaven: ascending into heaven 68 8 You shall rise: life, death and resurrection 79 9 Between death and resurrection: what happens while we wait for the end? 91 Epilogue: . . . so what? 101 Notes 107 Select bibliography 129 Index of biblical and ancient texts 138 Index of modern authors 141 Index of subjects 143

Paula Gooder

Paula Gooder is a writer and lecturer in New Testament studies. She is also a visiting lecturer at King's College London and Canon Theologian of Birmingham and Guildford Cathedrals. Her previous books include Searching for Meaning (SPCK 2008).

"In this profound, lucid and compassionate book, Paula Gooder demonstrates that heaven is not a vague future hope but the presence of the God who made heaven and earth. . . The concept of heaven that is just about the fate of the pious individual after death is a meagre diet compared with the feast that this book lays before us: heaven and earth renewed, restored and reconnected." - Jane Williams

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