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Agricultural Imagery Embedded in the final chapter of this section is a piece of revisionary exegesis performed on an earlier, probably Isaianic, prophecy…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Adam and Christ

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Adam and Christ In this passage Paul introduces a convoluted set of comparisons between Adam and Christ…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Construction of a Shared Story

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Construction of a Shared Story The first of the Moses speeches, Deuteronomy 1:1–4:43, consists of two sections: a “historical review” (Deut. 1–3) and a sermonic interpretation of the commandment against idolatry…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Canaanite Mother

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Canaanite Mother During his ministry, Jesus limits his mission and message to the house of Israel (see 10:5b–6). Nevertheless, he does perform healings for two Gentiles: the Canaanite woman of 15:21–28 and the centurion of 8:5–13…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Be Strong and Resolute!

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Be Strong and Resolute! That the reader enters a particular ideological and theological world in Joshua is evident from the first verses of chapter 1 (1:6–9), which introduce the voice of the Deuteronomistic editor…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Class and Conflict at the Lord’s Supper

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Class and Conflict at the Lord’s Supper The second problem reflects the persistent class-status issues that threatened the integrity of the congregation…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Construction of the Sanctuary and Priesthood

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Construction of the Sanctuary and Priesthood After the golden calf incident, the Israelites begin construction of the tabernacle as God has instructed. Women have multiple roles in these final chapters…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Be Subject

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Be Subject Ironically, in chapter 13, Paul does in fact instruct his audience to submit: “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities.”…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Covenant Lawsuit: Call and Response

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Covenant Lawsuit: Call and Response The final segment of the book contains a covenant lawsuit or rib where God makes a case against the people. The mountains and hills are called as witnesses to hear God’s complaint…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Cyrus’s Edict to Build the House of God

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Cyrus’s Edict to Build the House of God Cyrus’s edict opens Ezra–Nehemiah with an exhortation to the people of God to go up to Jerusalem and Judah to build the house of God…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Covenant at Moab

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Covenant at Moab Exodus 19 depicts the covenant at Sinai as enacted between God and the men (not the women) of Israel. “The people” prepare for the event by not going “near a woman” (Exod. 19:15)…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Divine Presence and Absence

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Divine Presence and Absence In his astounding inaugural vision in chapter 1, Ezekiel has a vision of YHWH, or more accurately, an approximation of YHWH…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Easter Witnesses

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Tax Collectors and Prostitutes Jews regarded tax collectors, agents of Rome’s occupation government in Judea, as traitors…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Disruption of Families

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Disruption of Families Having presented Jesus’ mission to serve, heal, and teach, the evangelist adds missionary instruction (10:1–42) to those who would continue this ministry…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Discipleship Challenges

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Discipleship Challenges Mark 8:22–10:52 was one of the sections where redaction critics first saw Mark as exercising creative control over the material…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Euodia and Syntyche

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Euodia and Syntyche In the closing exhortations of the letter, Paul uncharacteristically reprimands particular individuals by name…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - First Movement: Returnees Build the Altar

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

First Movement: Returnees Build the Altar The first section describes the return from Babylon of a large contingent of exiled Judahites (or Jews). Upon their arrival, the Judahites build an altar and resume proper worship…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - First Journey

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

First Journey Jesus seems surprised that those who have received “the mystery of the realm of God”—and some of them fishermen at that—are so easily frightened by the storm on the sea…

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