already but not yet

The phrase ascensione di cristo Kulmbach most likely refers to The Ascension of Christ, a painting by the German Renaissance artist Hans Süss von Kulmbach (circa 1480-1522), who was born and worked in Kulmbach. This painting, created in 1513, is now part of the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

Here are some key details about the artwork:

• Subject: It depicts the biblical scene of the Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven, witnessed by his apostles and the Virgin Mary
• Composition: Uniquely, Kulmbach portrays Christ as actively leaving the pictorial space. Only his feet and lower legs, disappearing into clouds at the top, are visible. Below, the twelve apostles and Mary gaze upwards
• Historical Context: This panel was originally part of a larger altarpiece dedicated to the life of the Virgin Mary. The altarpiece included nine panels and a central sculpture of her coronation. These panels are now dispersed among various museums

Hans Süss von Kulmbach’s depiction of the Ascension, with Christ’s active departure and the upward gaze of the witnesses, can be interpreted through both lenses:

• Inaugurated Eschatology: The painting captures the moment of Christ’s exaltation, the inauguration of his heavenly reign that precedes his future return. The apostles’ upward gaze symbolizes the hope and anticipation of the “not yet” aspect of the Kingdom.
• Realized Eschatology: The scene represents the culmination of Christ’s earthly ministry and his entry into glory, signifying the realized aspect of his victory and Lordship, which is now experienced spiritually by believers

It’s important to note that these are theological frameworks developed to understand the biblical texts. The artists of the time may not have consciously adhered to one specific eschatological viewpoint as we understand them today. However, their artistic choices often reflect the prevailing theological understandings of their era. Kulmbach, living in the early 16th century during the Reformation, would have been part of a rich theological landscape where these ideas about the end times were being discussed and debated.

A term used to describe the belief that the end times or latter days were inaugurated at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. In other words, Jesus’ bringing of the Kingdom of God has both a present and future aspects. Sometimes called already and not yet, it argues that the end is already here, but it has yet to be consummated. For example, Christians await the final resurrection where they will receive new bodies, yet in a sense, believers are already raised with Christ (Col. 3:1). Or, as believers await the final judgment, in a sense they have already passed through it, for there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Rom. 8:1)

Holds that the eschatological passages in the New Testament do not refer to the future, but instead refer to the ministry of Jesus and his lasting legacy Eschatology is therefore not the end of the world but its rebirth instituted by Jesus and continued by his disciples, a historical (rather than transhistorical) phenomenon. Those holding this view generally dismiss end times theories, believing them to be irrelevant. eschatology should be about being engaged in the process of becoming, rather than waiting for external and unknown forces to bring about destruction

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