A Critique G.K. Beale and Resurrection in the New Creation and Kingdom

G.K. Beale has written a massive volume, "A New Testament Biblical Theology" in which he discusses the Resurrection as Israel's hope and in its unfolding in the New Covenant Creation. In the next few weeks, we will examine Beale's view of the resurrection and determine how consistent he is with the text.

In the three chapters devoted to the subject in his book, he argues that the resurrection has already broken into the New Creation as the "already but not yet". However, Beale appears to have quite a bit of "not yet" remaining for his resurrection paradigm.

The reason for this remaining "not yet" is his emphasis on the biology of man. Yet, he acknowledges that in Jewish Old Testament resurrection centered on a restoration of Israel to their land from exile versus a reversal of bodiliy interment in the ground.Beale rightfully notes that the new creation, the the kingdom and the resurrection are the central themes of the New Testament.

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