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The Meaning of the Terms ‘Life’ and ‘Death’ in the Fourth Gospel and in Paul

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2009

Richard W. Thomas
Affiliation:
Beiruit

Extract

The twin themes of life and death are far more moving than the vast impersonalities of time and space. All four of these concepts represent primary categories in the sphere of philosophical thought. The former two, however, have an intensely personal quality about them. Funerals and births remind us that such realities cannot be ignored. For those who have the means to measure it, time can become a signpost pointing to the approach of death.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 1968

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