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Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 244
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 244
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 3c Reading Luke and saving the planet
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 3c Reading Luke and saving the planet
by SPCK - Sebastian C.H. Kim and Jonathan Draper
Reading Luke and saving the planet After this brief snapshot of Palestine then and now, I return to the central issue: how does reading Luke affect the agenda of global warming? We have looked at the context for Jesus’ ministry, but what of its content?…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 7 Selected Parallel Episodes
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 7 Selected Parallel Episodes
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Selected Parallel Episodes Having considered each Gospel separately, we now bring the “parallel lives” of Jesus into contact with each other as we look at selected common episodes. The exercise will allow us to explore the unity and plurality of the Gospels in a more focused way,…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 33 Adam and Christ—The End of All Things
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 33 Adam and Christ—The End of All Things
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Adam and Christ—The End of All Things Having affirmed the creed (15:1-11) and having stressed that without the resurrection all Christian faith is empty (15:12-20), Paul is ready to talk about the broad sweep of history and the resurrection. He does this in his first presentation…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 41 Bibliography
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 41 Bibliography
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Bibliography Aikman, David. Jesus in Beijing. Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 2003. Aland, Kurt, ed., The Greek New Testament. New York: United Bible Societies, 1968… Taken from Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey
the historical character of Jesus - 6 “The remembered teacher”: Jesus in James
the historical character of Jesus - 6 “The remembered teacher”: Jesus in James
by SPCK - David Allen
“The remembered teacher”: Jesus in James Martin Luther’s so-called ‘epistle of straw’ has come in from the cold in recent years. There is an emerging interest in the letter, in both Church and academy alike, and a fresh attention, therefore, to its wisdom character and to its foc…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 11 The Death of Jesus
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 11 The Death of Jesus
by SPCK - Edward Adams
The Death of Jesus The crucifixion and death of Jesus is the “crucial” event of the shared gospel story, the climactic occurrence to which the whole course of events has been leading. Crucifixion was an excessively cruel and drawn-out mode of execution, designed to shock and inti…
Great Christian Thinkers - 15 St. John Chrysostom
Great Christian Thinkers - 15 St. John Chrysostom
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. John Chrysostom The Years in Antioch Recently we observed the sixteenth centenary of St. John Chrysostom’s death (407–2007). It can be said that John of Antioch, nicknamed “Chrysostom,” that is, “golden-mouthed,” because of his eloquence, is also still alive today because of …
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 8 The Wisdom of God
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 8 The Wisdom of God
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
The Wisdom of God In review, the overall structure of Paul’s first essay is as follows: 1.1 Divisions in the Church (1:10-16) 1.2 The Wisdom and Power of God: Revealed Through the Cross (1:17–2:2) 1.3 The Wisdom of God: Revealed Through the Spirit (2:3-16) 1.4 Christian Unity (3:…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 9 The Wisdom of God (cntd.)
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 9 The Wisdom of God (cntd.)
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
The Wisdom of God Summary This homily touches on many themes. Six of them can be summarized as follows: 1. Here Paul continues to clarify and present his message. In Corinth he did not jettison his concern to build bridges for communicating the gospel to the Greeks and the Jews a…
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 69 21/06/15
Fresh Thoughts for Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 69 21/06/15
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 142
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 142
by Twelvebaskets Ltd
A selection of commentary, reflection and prayer ideas from various Christian authors and the full bible texts from the NRSV for this week's lectionary. NOW INCLUDING SERIALISED BOOKS FROM SPCK AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BRF. Check below for details. Subscribe to Fresh Thoughts For S…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 32 Resurrection
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 32 Resurrection
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Resurrection The Message and the Validity of Faith 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 This final essay completes the circle of five essays that make up the epistle. These are: The Cross and Christian Unity (1:10–4:16) Sex: Men and Women in the Human Family (4:17–7:40) Christian and Pagan: Fre…
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 3 Jude, 2 Peter and James and Scripture
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 3 Jude, 2 Peter and James and Scripture
by SPCK-Steve Moyise
Jude, 2 Peter and James and Scripture As we saw in the last chapter, some scholars find it difficult to believe that a fisherman like Peter could have written the polished Greek of 1 Peter. However, the difficulties are nothing compared with identifying the author of 2 Peter… Tak…
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 2 1 Peter and Scripture
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 2 1 Peter and Scripture
by SPCK-Steve Moyise
1 Peter and Scripture Although the order of the books in the New Testament would suggest that we turn to Hebrews next, it will be more useful to follow Acts with a study of 1 Peter, since the first part of Acts was devoted to Peter’s speeches. In particular, it will be interestin…
Fresh Thoughts For Sunday - Fresh Thoughts For Sunday Issue 248