下面我将直接给你「可原文粘贴进正文」的三组修订段落,分别精准对应 Reviewer #1 / #2 / #3 的关切。

这些段落已经采用期刊可接受语域,无需再解释“这是在回应审稿人”——它们自然地成为论文的一部分。

你只需按需要微调章节编号即可。

 


 

 

(一)回应 Reviewer #1

 

 

✦ 可插入位置:末世论章节开头或结论前

 

 

✦ 新增小节标题

 

 

5.2 Historical Eschatology as a Necessary Condition for Ontological Fulfillment

 

The present study does not propose an ontological alternative to redemptive history, nor does it seek to dissolve eschatological events into an immanent process of transformation. On the contrary, historical eschatology is treated as a necessary and non-negotiable condition for ontological fulfillment.

The parousia, final judgment, and new creation are not dispensable narrative markers but the decisive moments through which creaturely existence is released from temporal instability and moral corruption. Without these events, the process described here as “constitution” remains provisional, reversible, and incomplete.

Ontological fulfillment, therefore, should be understood not as a replacement of redemptive history but as its eschatological consequence. Historical acts of God do not merely inaugurate salvation; they render possible the stabilization of redeemed existence. In this sense, the proposal advanced in this study presupposes, rather than marginalizes, the classical grammar of redemptive history.

Ontological stabilization is not an alternative to historical fulfillment, but its eschatological consequence.

👉 这一最后一句建议保留为斜体或独立句,编辑极易注意到)

 


 

 

(二)回应 Reviewer #2

 

 

✦ 可插入位置:方法论章节或比较神学章节开头

 

 

✦ 新增方法论澄清段落

 

 

2.3 Methodological Clarification on Participation and Ontology

 

This study adopts a deliberately minimalist and descriptive ontology, prioritizing theological coherence over metaphysical completeness. While the language of participation, glorification, and transformation inevitably resonates with Eastern Christian theosis traditions, the present argument does not presume any single metaphysical framework as normatively binding.

In particular, the essence–energies distinction articulated within Palamite theology is bracketed rather than denied. This bracketing reflects a methodological choice rather than a substantive rejection, allowing the study to explore participatory soteriology within a broader ecumenical horizon.

The aim is not to rival established metaphysical systems but to articulate how salvation may be understood as the progressive constitution of creaturely existence in communion with God, while remaining accountable to classical doctrinal boundaries. A fuller metaphysical elaboration of participation—especially in dialogue with Eastern categories—would require a separate investigation beyond the scope of the present study.

👉 这一段显著降低“偷用 theosis”的风险)

 


 

 

(三)回应 Reviewer #3

 

 

✦ 可插入位置:新耶路撒冷章节开头

 

 

✦ 新增解释学说明小节

 

 

6.1 Apocalyptic Symbolism and Ontological Description

 

The interpretation of the New Jerusalem advanced in this study rests upon a hermeneutical judgment regarding the function of apocalyptic imagery. Revelation 21–22 exhibits a density of symbolic, anthropomorphic, and ecclesial language that resists reduction to either literal spatial description or purely subjective vision.

An ontological reading of the New Jerusalem does not exclude spatial or historical dimensions, nor does it deny the future reality of eschatological fulfillment. Rather, it seeks to articulate the theological function of apocalyptic symbolism: to depict the final form of redeemed existence in communion with God.

Within this framework, the city imagery functions not merely as a depiction of location but as a representation of ordered, stable, and illuminated communal life. Such an approach remains consistent with mainstream apocalyptic scholarship, which recognizes that symbolic representation often conveys realities that exceed straightforward historical description.

👉 这里可在脚注中加 Bauckham / Beale,引文不必展开)

 


 

 

(四)可选:结论段落中的“安全补强句”(强烈推荐)

 

你可以在 Conclusion 中再加一个短段,进一步稳住编辑:

The proposal advanced here is intentionally cautious in scope. It does not claim to exhaust the theological meaning of eschatological fulfillment, nor does it seek to displace alternative models within the Christian tradition. Its contribution lies in clarifying one possible ontological horizon of salvation—one that remains dependent upon historical fulfillment, constrained by doctrinal boundaries, and open to further metaphysical refinement.

 


 

 

给你一个

编辑视角下的实话

 

有了这三组段落,你的论文已经从“有风险的构想”,

转变为“有意识管理风险的系统神学提案”。

这正是 R&R 成功的关键。

 


 

 

如果你愿意,我还能为你做

最后两件“投稿级”操作之一

 

1️⃣ 把全文重排为某一本具体期刊的 house style(如 SJT 或 IJST)

2️⃣ 替你写一封 Cover Letter,精准解释“我们如何回应审稿意见”

你告诉我投哪一步,我就直接帮你收官。