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Four Gospels, One Jesus - Where is he who is born King of the Jews?
Four Gospels, One Jesus - Where is he who is born King of the Jews?
by SPCK - Richard A Burridge
Where is he who is born King of the Jews? Infancy narratives, Matthew 1—2 Mark begins with ‘the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ’, but Matthew picks another key word – genesis: ‘the book of the generation (biblos geneseos) of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham’ (1.…
God's light
God's light
by Joy Sykes
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
A baby had been promised
A baby had been promised
by Andrew Pratt
A baby had been promised, a child had come to birth whose counsel should be honoured by everyone on earth. His presence was first signalled in unexpected ways by shepherds and by Magi who came to offer praise. Verses 2-3 follow © Andrew Pratt 19/1/2014 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) …
There is a season - Ash Wednesday Liturgy
There is a season - Ash Wednesday Liturgy
by SPCK - Margaret Pritchard Houston
ASH WEDNESDAY Behold, I make all things new We enter the church in silence. We sit in chairs in a semi-circle around the altar. Leader….. O God, make speed to save us. All….. O Lord, make haste to help us. reading Isaiah 53.3 – 6...
The Gospels in Art, Music and Literature series - Christ in Majesty
The Gospels in Art, Music and Literature series - Christ in Majesty
by SPCK - David Stancliffe
The West portal of the Abbey of Ste Foy at Conques: Christ in Majesty - Photograph by David StancliffeAdvent 1 Year C For each lectionary week and major festival, the series includes: The Gospel reading A related piece of Art A Commentary and reflection by the author and the …
Body - Chapter 2 - Keeping body and soul together
Body - Chapter 2 - Keeping body and soul together
by SPCK - Paula Gooder
Keeping body and soul together We are now in a position to turn our attention to Paul and to his view of the body and soul. As we observed in the previous chapter, different understandings of the soul make it hard for us to work out what we mean when we use the word ‘soul’, let a…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 14 HISTORY AND THE FIRST CENTURY
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 14 HISTORY AND THE FIRST CENTURY
by SPCK - N T Wright
HISTORY AND THE FIRST CENTURY Historical knowledge, I suggested in chapter 2, is indeed a kind of knowledge. We need to make this point clearly, not least after the last chapter. In a good deal of modern literary criticism, as we have seen, there is so much emphasis on the text a…
How God Became King - 3c Jesus the Perfect Sacrifice
How God Became King - 3c Jesus the Perfect Sacrifice
by SPCK - N T Wright
Jesus the Perfect Sacrifice A fourth inadequate answer has tried to tie the first and the third together. The aim is still to get us to heaven, but Jesus is not just the moral exemplar – his perfect life means that he can be the perfect sacrifice…
the historical character of Jesus - 4 “The ascended Christ”: Jesus in Deutro-Paul
the historical character of Jesus - 4 “The ascended Christ”: Jesus in Deutro-Paul
by SPCK - David Allen
“The ascended Christ”: Jesus in Deutro-Paul Any attempt to ponder the portrayal of Jesus in the Deutero- Pauline corpus necessarily invites some hesitation or caution. By separating the texts off from the so-called Hauptbriefe or primary letters of Paul…
the historical character of Jesus - 5c Identity: Jesus – the human “high priest”
the historical character of Jesus - 5c Identity: Jesus – the human “high priest”
by SPCK - David Allen
Identity: Jesus – the human “high priest” It remains the case, though, that Jesus’ humanity is fundamental to the epistle’s message and intrinsic to the efficacy of his high-priestly activity. Indeed, one might argue that, of all the canonical nonevangelical testimony (and maybe …
the historical character of Jesus - 5b Identity: Jesus – the heavenly high priest
the historical character of Jesus - 5b Identity: Jesus – the heavenly high priest
by SPCK - David Allen
Identity: Jesus – the heavenly high priest While recognizing this continuity between the earthly Jesus and the exalted Son,15 it is heuristically convenient to distinguish the respective portraits within the letter…
the historical character of Jesus - 7 “The model Christian”: Jesus in 1 and 2 Peter and Jude
the historical character of Jesus - 7 “The model Christian”: Jesus in 1 and 2 Peter and Jude
by SPCK - David Allen
“The model Christian”: Jesus in 1 and2 Peter and Jude If Hebrews and James offer different and distinctive portraits of Jesus when compared with that of Paul, can the same be said of the two Petrine epistles and the letter authored by Jude? How does the Petrine Jesus compare to t…
the historical character of Jesus - 8b Jesus in 2 and 3 John