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Still Caring - Join the club
Still Caring - Join the club
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
4 Join the club The truth will set you free……………………………………………. (John 8.32) Let’s get this absolutely clear. The only carers – spouses, parents, sons or daughters – who do not feel guilt when they first seriously consider their loved one moving into residential care are few and far…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - Conclusion
Parallel Lives of Jesus - Conclusion
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Conclusion This book set out to provide an introduction to the four Gospels that respects the unity and individuality claimed for them in the Christian canon. Appropriating a distinction made in narratology, and drawing a comparison with multiple-narrative films and novels, I sho…
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 NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 2 The Task
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 2 The Task
by SPCK - N T Wright
2. The Task (i) What to Do with the Wicked Tenants What, then, is the nature of our task? It may help if we begin with another illustration, again concerning a squabble over territory: A man planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a tower…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 8 On Reading
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 8 On Reading
by SPCK - N T Wright
On Reading With these examples in mind, we turn to the question: what happens when we read? The remarks in chapter 2 about the nature of knowledge must now be applied to this specific area. What kind of ‘knowledge’ do we gain as we read?…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 7 Literature, Story and The Articulation of Worldviews
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 7 Literature, Story and The Articulation of Worldviews
by SPCK - N T Wright
Literature, Story and The Articulation of Worldviews The study of early Christianity, of Jesus and Paul, and especially of the theology of the whole movement and of individuals within it, is conducted by means of the study of literature…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 23 THEOLOGY, AUTHORITY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 23 THEOLOGY, AUTHORITY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
by SPCK - N T Wright
THEOLOGY, AUTHORITY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT It should be clear by now that the task of reading the New Testament can never be a matter of ‘purely literary’ or ‘purely historical’ study, as though either of these could be removed from wider considerations of culture, worldviews, and…
the historical character of Jesus - 1c Portraits of Jesus
the historical character of Jesus - 1c Portraits of Jesus
by SPCK - David Allen
Portraits of Jesus If, then, the non-Gospel material does have something useful to contribute to studies of Jesus, how might we go about using them? Our approach in this book will be to try and answer two distinct but related questions…
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…
Mere Apologetics - 7b Opening the Door to Faith
Mere Apologetics - 7b Opening the Door to Faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Opening the Door to Faith First, this approach is not well-grounded in the Bible. Truth, especially for the Old Testament, primarily designates reliability and trustworthiness. The apologetic issue is that God is a secure base, a place of safety on which to build the life of fait…
Mere Apologetics - 8b Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Mere Apologetics - 8b Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering?
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Case Study 1: Why Does God Allow Suffering? Our first case study is an issue that is regularly raised both in public debates and private conversations. If God is good, why is there suffering in the world? Why do bad things happen in a universe created by a supposedly loving God? …
Mere Apologetics - 8d Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies
Mere Apologetics - 8d Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies In the previous two sections of this chapter we have explored some themes relating to two classic questions of Christian apologetics and identified some components of answers to two important anxieties about faith. But apologetics is …
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Journey from Sinai to the East Bank of the Jordan