Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Second Coming.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
parusia .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The nativity of our Lord.
- noun The last day.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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One might inquire more deeply as to why Heidegger insists upon translating the various words for being which he finds among the Greeks, such as Physis and Parousia, by the German word Anwesen presence.
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One might inquire more deeply as to why Heidegger insists upon translating the various words for being which he finds among the Greeks, such as Physis and Parousia, by the German word Anwesen presence.
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Allison's own solution is helpful, and not at all surprising for Liberal Christians: treat the Gospels as we treat Genesis, recognize that the Parousia is a parable.
The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus James F. McGrath 2009
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Thinking Christians should not behave as if the Parousia was a genuine possibility (Anthony and Richard Hanson, in Reasonable Belief (Oxford University Press, 1981) p.196).
Archive 2007-10-01 James F. McGrath 2007
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For those not theologically trained, the Parousia is a technical term for the 'second coming of Jesus'.
Archive 2007-10-01 James F. McGrath 2007
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Advent blends together a penitential spirit, very similar to Lent, a liturgical theme of preparation for the Second and Final Coming of the Lord, called the Parousia, and a joyful theme of getting ready for the birth of Christ.
Catholic Fire 2008
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Advent ( "Parousia" in Greek) is a four-week period of penitence in which we contemplate both the Advent of the Lord (i.e. the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem) and His Second Advent (the Second Coming, when this world will end).
Latest Articles 2009
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St Paul does not mean to specify when the "Parousia" or second coming of Christ will take place (cf.
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St Paul does not mean to specify when the "Parousia" or second coming of Christ will take place (cf.
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St Paul does not mean to specify when the "Parousia" or second coming of Christ will take place (cf.
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