Parousia

• “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

• “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

• “For those not theologically trained, the Parousia is a technical term for the 'second coming of Jesus'.”

  Archive 2007-10-01

• “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

• “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).”

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• “St Paul does not mean to specify when the "Parousia" or second coming of Christ will take place (cf.”

  †Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam†

• “And they get into a world sort of seedy world, really, of drugs and partying, which seems to be what Parousia is in an underworld.”

  NPR: Tina Brown's Must-Reads: The Failures Of Excess

• “These two girls show up in Parousia to learn Italian and have a good time.”

  NPR: Tina Brown's Must-Reads: The Failures Of Excess

• “Ms. BROWN: The crime was a particularly unsettling one, which was two exchange students go to Parousia to study abroad.”

  NPR: Tina Brown's Must-Reads: The Failures Of Excess

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