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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Crisis and the Cross
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Crisis and the Cross
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Status Crisis and the Cross The status problems hinted at in chapters 1–7 are presented in chapters 10–13 as a full-blown crisis. Paul has been shamed and humiliated by some rivals he calls “super-apostles,” itinerant ministers who have captured the minds and hearts of his Corint…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - How to Live as Exiles in the Empire
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - How to Live as Exiles in the Empire
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
How to Live as Exiles in the Empire Having asserted the identity of the community with images that distinguish Israel from other nations, the author recalls that identity with the phrase “aliens and exiles,”…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Passion Narrative
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Passion Narrative
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Passion Narrative Paralleling Mark 14:3–9 and John 12:1–8, Matthew 26:6–13 (cf. Luke 7:36–50) describes Jesus’ anointing. The action has a twofold meaning: Jesus equates it with the rituals accompanying burial (26:12) and so acknowledges women’s religious deed…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Proper 26 (31) - Year C