Date of Award

5-1-1986

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Theology (ThD)

Department

Systematic Theology

First Advisor

Won Yong Ji

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Revelation 20:1-10; 1 Chronicles 17:11-14; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Corinthians 6:2,3; 1 Corinthians 9:25; 1 Peter 5:4; 1 Timothy 2:15; 2 Peter 3:10-13; 2 Samuel 7:12-16; 2 Timothy 4:8; Acts 3 :20,21; Amos 13:15.; Daniel 2:44-45; Daniel 7:13-14,26-27; Daniel 7:21,22; Exodus 19:6; Ezekiel 34:23,24; Ezekiel 36:24-33; Ezekiel 37:23,28; Ezekiel 37:27,28; Ezekiel 39:25; Ezekiel 43:7; Genesis 12:2; Habakkuk 2:14; Hebrews 2:6-8,14-15; Hebrews 8:10-12; Hosea 1:10,11; Hosea 2:17,18; Hosea 3:5; Isaiah 11:6-9; Isaiah 14:23; Isaiah 2:2-4; Isaiah 27:1; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 32:15-20; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 52:9,10; Isaiah 55:12,13; Isaiah 60:1-22; Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 66:2; Isaiah 66:6,7,19; Isaiah 9:6,7; Jeremiah 23:3-8; Jeremiah 3:17; 31:33-34; Jeremiah 3:18-19; Jeremiah 30:3-22; Jeremiah 33:12-28; Jeremiah 33:5-6; Joel 3:16,17,20; Leviticus 26:11,12; Luke 1:31-33; Luke 19:17,19; Luke 22:29,30; Matthew 19:28; Matthew 25:31,34; Micah 4:1-7; Psalm 2:6-12; Psalm 22:7; Psalm 47:3; Psalm 49:14; Psalm 67:6,7; Psalm 72:8-19; Psalm 89:3,4,29-37; Psalm 96:11-13; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 11:15-18; Revelation 2:10,26-27; Revelation 20:14; Revelation 21:1-5,7; Revelation 22:1-5; Revelation 3:21; Revelation 7:16-17; Romans 11:25-27; Romans 8:19-23; Zechariah 10:6-10; Zechariah 12:6,7; Zechariah 14:11,20,21; Zechariah 14:8,9,17-21; Zechariah 8:3-23; Zechariah 9:12-17;

Abstract

The history of Lutheranism witnesses to the existence of opposing interpretations of Article XVII of the Augsburg Confession. Many Lutherans, on the basis of the article, deny the confessional validity of any type of literalistic or futuristic millennium. Others, however, contend that the article is speaking to an immediate situation peculiar to the confessors' moment in history. On this score, they believe that the issue of millennialism or "chiliasm" in its subtle variety is an “open question" as far as the Lutheran confessions are concerned. There have been serious, earnest students on each side of this issue. American Lutheranism has experienced controversy and division because of differing conclusions regarding the interpretation of Article XVII. It is the purpose of this study to explore the defense of millennialism by some American Lutherans and to test that position in a careful examination of the Lutheran confessions.

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