In this research, Tames main focus is on the New Testament, the kingdom of God is that divine power or reign which Jesus of Nazareth proclaims as a present reality and, therefore, good news (cf. Mark 1: 15). Consequently, it is the eschatological irruption of God's will into the world, the power of eternity which Jesus wields and which, in the achievement of miracles, validates his ministry as messiah (cf. Luke 4:16-21). The kingdom of God is thus intimately related to the claims made by and for Christology in the Christian tradition, specifically in relation to the encounter between ...