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Repentance, Prayer and End Time: Christian Jargon in Crisis?

ESCHATOLOGY OF PAUL

Introduction       The focus of this article is to understand the eschatological approach of Albert Schweitzer and major concepts of Pauline eschatology in Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians and Romans, though the paper briefly deals the issue of consistency of Pauline eschatological thought and background of Paul’s eschatological thought.   1. Meaning of Eschatology and Apocalyptic The term eschatology derived from the Greek word e,'scata which means “last thing”. In the nineteenth century, the term used by German scholars to indicate the branch of theology that deals the last things such as heaven and hell and judgment and resurrection. Their emphasis was individual. Further, the twentieth century theologians broadened the meaning of the term by using it to deal with the destiny of the world in general, Israel as a nation, individuals and church. [1]     The term apocalyptic derived from Greek word a,pokalu,ptein which means “to reveal” or “to unveil”. This term