The Office of Christ and its expression in the Church: Prophet Priest King. Lampeter: The Edwin Mellen Press 1997.

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1 The Office of Christ and its expression in the Church: Prophet Priest King. Lampeter: The Edwin Mellen Press David T WILLIAMS for copyright reasons, it is not possible to permit a full download of this book, which is only available commercially. The following is the list of contents. CONTENTS 1. THE NEED FOR THE OFFICE 1 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE OFFICE Prophet priest and king in ancient Israel Other functionaries in Israel The Levites The Judges The sons of the prophets The case of the Nazirites The appointment to office The appointment of the prophet The appointment of the priest The appointment of the king The enabling of the office Anointing Anointing and the Spirit The Spirit The nation as prophet, priest and king. 58

2 2.4.1 The servant of the Lord The fulfilment of the nation THE FULFILMENT OF THE OFFICE The role of Christ The acceptance of Christ as fulfilment of the offices The legitimacy of Jesus as prophet, priest and king The acceptance of office: baptism The temptation to reject the office The prophetic temptation The priestly temptation The kingly temptation The relation of the temptations Jesus' understanding of his role Luke 4 identifies the person of Jesus The use of quotation from Isaiah The servant as prophet, priest and king The work of the servant as prophet, priest and king The rejection of the prophet, priest and king Luke 4 as applicable today Action of the Church as prophet, priest and king THE EFFECT OF THE OFFICE The understanding of salvation Salvation by relationship The means of relation: Christ as prophet, priest and king Pictures of salvation Marriage The effect of relationship The requirements of relationship The establishing of relationship. 118

3 The fulfilment of relationship Lord and slave Both emphasis and balance: the understanding of atonement The theories of atonement Changing emphases in Christian history Clash of perspectives: Greece, Rome and the Trinitarian controversy Clash of perspectives: Catholic and Protestant: Christ as king and priest The modern West: Christ as prophet Both emphasis and balance: the appeal of Christ The gospel in an African context The rejection of the kingly The rejection of the prophetic The priestly Christ and African culture An African Christ The gospel and felt needs The "white scene": prosperity churches The "black" scene: African independent churches A comparison with traditional churches The gospel and "felt needs" The appeal of Jesus and the early Church A balanced appeal The extent of salvation The nature of eternal life Salvation in non-christian religions: a Christocentric approach The extent of salvation Inclusivism Three aspects of salvation A Christian attitude to other religions Predestination: the example of Jeremiah's call THE EXTENSION OF THE OFFICE 192

4 5.1 The Church as prophet, priest and king The acceptance of office: baptism Towards a fuller theology of baptism Baptism and water The role of faith in baptism The temptations of the Church The ministry of the Church: a Christological framework The basis of a separate ministry Ministry of Church and individuals: the working of the body The work of the ministry Ministers and people in the Church Dealing with the world The appointment to ministry THE APPLICATION OF THE OFFICE The healing of the body: Christian action against sickness The priestly aspect The kingly aspect The prophetic aspect The application of the theology The ordinary medical methods Healing by command Healing by identification The relation of the methods The healing of Jesus Eschatological fulfilment The healing of society: reconciliation Biblical reconciliation The relationship between the elements of reconciliation Offer and response The application to human conflict in the Bible Rich and poor Zaccheus. 280

5 6.2.4 The application to modern conflict The role of the church in reconciliation A valid example The healing of society: the relief of poverty The prophetic approach: proclamation and simplicity The kingly approach: union and sharing The priestly approach: representation and substitution An integral approach The healing of the environment King over environment? Prophet of the future? Priest of the spiritual? The primal environment The salvation of the environment THE END OF THE OFFICES 313 SOURCES CITED 319