Preaching about the Last judgment in the New Testament? : a hermeneutical approach to the portrayal of the Last Judgment in Luk 16:19-31 and Rev 20:11-15

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment deals with the question of whether and how it is possible to preach abouttexts on the last judgment in the New Testament under the premise of a merciful God. Thisquestion will be approached from a hermeneutical angle. Therefore the researcher will, aftersome introductory comments, deal with two different texts about the last judgment (Luk16:19-31 and Rev 20:11-15) and investigate them exegetically. This will form a large part ofthe assignment. After the exegesis, a homiletical as well as a systematical reflection will bedone on these specific biblical texts. Each of these chapters will conclude with a draft of asermon on the texts, showing what a possible sermon on these texts may look like. In the lastchapter, the researcher will summarize the approaches she used on her way from the biblicaltexts to the sermons. A general outline of different approaches depicting how a sermon on thelast judgment in the New Testament can be done is followed.The researcher will come to the conclusion that it is possible to preach about the lastjudgment in the New Testament under the premise of a merciful God. She shows this indealing with the biblical texts in exegetical and contextual, rhetorical and historical,theological and homiletical ways.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University