Elwell notes therefore that "the gospel is the joyous proclamation of God's redemptive activity in Christ Jesus on behalf of man enslaved by sin... The word eu meant, in classical Greek, "well" as opposed to kakos which meant "bad" or "evil." ... Nevertheless, in classical Greek it has basically three meanings. Barclay notes that (1) originally, it meant "the reward given to a messenger for bringing good tidings." ... "# Classical, Septuagint, and Various Papyri Examples Some specific classical examples include the fact that it was used by Homer to refer, not to the message, but to th...

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Introduction This paper will discuss the principles of understanding and interpreting the concept of Christian "hope." Hope is the triumph of the love of God over all hate, of the justice of God over all injustice, of God's freedom over all bondage of community with God, over all separation of life...

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For it is quite clear, both in Scripture and tradition, that classical dualism is not t he Christian position. ... And the notion that the body is essentially evil and must be escaped from (an idea often associated with versions of classical dualism) eras condemned by virtually every orthodox Christian thinker who discussed death and res urrection in the first two hundred years after the apostolic age; the Christian idea is rather that the body was created by Sod and is good; the whole person, body and soul alike, is what is to be saved. ... Temporary disembodiment need not be based on classi...

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