__G. K. Beale__ (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He is coeditor (with D. A. Carson) of the Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and the author of numerous books, including A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New, Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, and commentaries on Colossians and Philemon, Revelation, and 1 and 2 Thessalonians.

Union with Christ is an important theological and practical concept that has received considerable attention in recent years. But not much consideration has been given to this union and its benefits in light of Jesus's resurrection and ascension.  
  
In this follow-up to his successful A New Testament Biblical Theology, G. K. Beale summarizes and expands on that work with an eye to fleshing out the theology and theological implications of the resurrection and ascension. Beale explains that Christ's resurrection-ascension place him as the beginning of the eschatological fulfillment of the new creational kingdom. Specifically, Christ is the fulfillment of a cluster of nineteen Old Testament end-time expectations, which Beale pictures as facets of a diamond that represent the resurrection-ascension. In turn, these eschatological realities attributed to Christ are imprinted on believers through dynamic union or identification with him. Through careful exegesis, Beale explores these facets and deliberately draws out important practical applications for everyday Christian living in the overlap of the old creation and the new.  
  
Students of the New Testament will benefit from this important contribution to New Testament theology.

This sequel to G. K. Beale's bestselling A New Testament Biblical Theology fleshes out nineteen significant theological realities and benefits of the believer's union with the resurrected Christ.

Introduction  
__Part 1: The Biblical-Theological Storyline Related to Resurrection, New Creation, and Union with Christ__ 1. The Biblical-Theological Storyline of the Inaugurated End-Time Resurrection and New-Creational Kingdom as a Framework for New Testament Theology, Part 1  
2\. The Biblical-Theological Storyline of the Inaugurated End-Time Resurrection and New-Creational Kingdom as a Framework for New Testament Theology, Part 2  
__Part 2: The Reality and Benefits of Fulfillment in Christ's Life, Death, and Especially Resurrection as the Beginning of the Eschatological New-Creational Kingdom__ 3. The Resurrected Christ as the Last Adam, the Son of God, and True Israel Who Is a Corporate Representative for His People, So That They Gain Adamic Sonship and Become True Israel  
4\. The Resurrected Christ as a Corporate Representative for the Believer as the Temple  
5\. The Resurrected Christ as a Corporate Representative for the Believer as True Israel  
6\. The Resurrected Christ as a Corporate Representative for the Believer as Wisdom, Righteousness (Justification), Sanctification, and Redemption  
7\. The Resurrected Christ as a Corporate Representative for the Believer as a King-Priest Who Endures through Tribulation  
8\. The Resurrected Christ as a Corporate Representative for the Believer as a Mission-Oriented Returnee from Exile  
9\. Christ and the Spirit: The Resurrected Christ's Identification with the Spirit as a Corporate Representative for the Believer's Spirit-Resurrected Existence  
10\. Christ and the Spirit: The Spirit's Work of Bringing People into Union with Christ  
11\. The Resurrected Christ's Achievement of Righteousness and the Believers' Identification with That Righteousness, Part 1  
12\. The Resurrected Christ's Achievement of Righteousness and the Believers' Identification with That Righteousness, Part 2  
13\. The Resurrected Christ's Glory and the Believers' Identification with That Glory, Part 1  
14\. The Resurrected Christ's Glory and the Believers' Identification with That Glory, Part 2: 2 Peter  
15\. The Believers' Sartorial Identification with the Resurrected Christ's Image and Definitive Separation from the World  
16\. The Believers' Identification with Christ's Resurrected New Life and Their Regeneration  
17\. The Believers' Identification with Christ's Resurrected New Life  
Conclusion  
Indexes

Beale, G. K.

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