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The relentless delay: Evolving Adventist explanations for the absence of the parousia

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avondale.affiliateValentine, Gilbert M.
avondale.reporting.fieldOfEducation09 Society and Culture
avondale.reporting.fieldOfResearch43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY::4303 Historical studies
avondale.reporting.fieldOfResearch50 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES::5004 Religious studies
avondale.reporting.fieldOfResearch50 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES::5099 Other philosophy and religious studies
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.authorValentine, Gilbert M.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-24T03:35:08Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.identifier.citationValentine, G. M. (2025). The relentless delay: Evolving Adventist explanations for the absence of the parousia. In R. J. Pöhler & K. Maiwald (Eds.), The kingdom of God is at hand: Adventist interpretations of biblical apocalypticism (pp. 167-189). Verlag für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft.
dc.identifier.isbn3935480563
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/36055423
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTheologische Hochschule Friedensau
dc.rights©2025 Institute of Adventist Studies, Friedensau Adventist University. Avondale staff and students may access this book chapter via a PRIMO search: https://avondale.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61UNI_AVN/ij8cgg/alma991013153647502354
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectImminence
dc.subjectDelay
dc.subjectParousia
dc.subjectReinterpretation
dc.subjectExplanatory motifs
dc.titleThe relentless delay: Evolving Adventist explanations for the absence of the parousia
dc.typeBook Chapter

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