| Preface | |
| Abbreviations | |
| Introduction: Who Still Cares about the Future? | p. 1 |
| Biblical Eschatology contra the Obsession with the Present | p. 2 |
| Idea of Progress Is Grounded in Christian Eschatology | p. 6 |
| Estrangement between Eschatology and Progress | p. 14 |
| For the Sake of Sanity: Recovery of an Eschatological Outlook | p. 17 |
| Expecting Life Beyond as a Primal Human Phenomenon | p. 24 |
| The Scope and Shape of Eschatology | p. 26 |
| The Old Testament View of Eschatology | p. 31 |
| Developing an Eschatological Consciousness | p. 31 |
| The Human Destiny | p. 35 |
| The Last Judgment | p. 41 |
| The Coming of Messiah | p. 47 |
| The Iranian Connection | p. 55 |
| The Eschatological Proclamation of the New Testament | p. 61 |
| The Jewish Context | p. 61 |
| The Eschatological Figure of Jesus | p. 68 |
| The Eschatological Proclamation of the Gospel Writers | p. 82 |
| The Eschatological Message of Paul | p. 91 |
| The Eschatological Scope of the Early Church | p. 97 |
| Present Discussion of Christian Eschatology | p. 107 |
| The Rediscovery of the Eschatological Perspective | p. 108 |
| Present-Oriented Approach to Eschatology | p. 120 |
| The Future-Directedness of Eschatology | p. 135 |
| The Liberating Power of Eschatology | p. 152 |
| Christian Eschatology in a Universal Context | p. 166 |
| Confronting Secular Varieties of Hope | p. 173 |
| The Impact of Science | p. 173 |
| The Impact of Philosophy | p. 209 |
| The Impact of Religiosity | p. 227 |
| Approaching the New World | p. 247 |
| Death | p. 249 |
| Immortality - Yes or No? | p. 261 |
| Resurrection | p. 280 |
| Excursus: Reincarnation and Transmigration of the Soul | p. 301 |
| Controversial Areas of Eschatological Hopes | p. 309 |
| Setting a Date for the End | p. 309 |
| Hope for the Millennium | p. 322 |
| Universal Salvation (Apokatastasis Panton) | p. 337 |
| Purgatory | p. 352 |
| The New World to Come | p. 365 |
| Proleptic Anticipation of the New World | p. 370 |
| Entry to the New World | p. 387 |
| Disclosure of the New World | p. 397 |
| Index of Names | p. 409 |
| Index of Subjects | p. 417 |
| Index of Scripture References | p. 427 |
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