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The temporal collage
The temporal collage
by woodbrooke - Judy Firth, Fran Cetti
This thesis argues that Quakers (members of the Religious Society of Friends) create their own ‘temporal collages’ through which they balance the competing demands on their time. In order to capture the varied qualities of Quaker time, the author portrays it as ‘polychronic’ (mul…
Quakerly Conflict
Quakerly Conflict
by Woodbrooke - Douglas Kline, Fran Cetti
This thesis examines the issue of internal conflict in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) through an analysis of the author’s fieldwork findings. It uses a conceptual framework that proposes that individual identity is culturally constructed by its social setting – within…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Word became Flesh
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Word became Flesh
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Word became Flesh Like an overture, the Prologue introduces the gospel’s major themes. First, John arranged his composition against a cosmic backdrop of the realm of divine light above and our dark world below…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Light in the Darkness
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Light in the Darkness Greek philosophy and many eastern religions had an essential ‘dualism’, a separation between the material world and the spiritual realm. God exists in brilliant light in the world above, while we live in the darkness of created matter…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Third Isaiah
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Third Isaiah
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Third Isaiah The last eleven chapters, set in Jerusalem after the return from exile, further Zion’s story while developing a variety of themes from previous chapters. Not only does personified Zion continue, but other themes of interest, such as inclusion and justice, both human …
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The WEDDING at CANA
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The WEDDING at CANA
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The WEDDING at CANA ‘There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee’. For a little town nestling in the hill-country above the Sea of Galilee a few miles from Nazareth, Cana has become remarkably well known down through the ages and across the world by being mentioned at the start of the…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Anointing of Jesus
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Anointing of Jesus
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Anointing of Jesus The family of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus returns to prominence in the story of the anointing in 12:1–8. In the interval between the raising of Lazarus and this story, the chief priests and the Pharisees have determined that Jesus must be killed (11:53)…
Kept the good wine until now
Kept the good wine until now
by Twelvebaskets and David Perry
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The Womens' Bible Commentary - Women at the Cross and Empty Tomb