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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Jerusalem's Hopeful Future
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Jerusalem's Hopeful Future
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Jerusalem’s Hopeful Future (Isaiah 60: 1-22; 62: 1-12; 66: 7-13) Chapters 60–62 at the center of Third Isaiah echo language and themes of Second Isaiah most closely. Chapter 60 addresses Jerusalem much as Isaiah 49 had, directing her eyes to see her children coming from afar and,…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Status and Spiritual Gifts
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Status and Spiritual Gifts
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Status and Spiritual gifts As in the previous section, the issue here is status divisions, but divisions based on possession of spiritual gifts, not (at least, not directly) on wealth. Paul’s response is to promote those gifts (e.g., prophecy) and actions (e.g., love) that enhanc…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Saul Unmanned
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Saul Unmanned
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Saul Unmanned In Excursus 2, and immediately above, I address preliminary issues of masculinity and “unmanning.” An understanding of ancient masculinity is critical in a “women’s Bible commentary,” because genderedness, particular female genderedness in the ancient world, is ofte…
Journeying with Matthew - Journeying with Matthew - Epub
Journeying with Matthew - Journeying with Matthew - Epub
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Following the success of Journeying with Mark and Journeying with Luke, this book offers fresh insights for those who want to reflect on Matthew’s Gospel as it is read and preached within the Christian Churches. This Gospel is the focus for Year A, the first in the three-year cyc…
Letters to London - Letters to London - Epub
Letters to London - Letters to London - Epub
by SPCK - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Stephen Plant, Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
Edited by Stephen Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell. In the autumn of 1933 the 27-year-old Bonhoeffer accepted a two-year appointment as a pastor of two German-speaking Protestant churches in London. It was during this time that he began his friendship with Ernst Cromwell, one of …
Journeying with Matthew - Journeying with Matthew - Mobi
Journeying with Matthew - Journeying with Matthew - Mobi
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Following the success of Journeying with Mark and Journeying with Luke, this book offers fresh insights for those who want to reflect on Matthew’s Gospel as it is read and preached within the Christian Churches. This Gospel is the focus for Year A, the first in the three-year cyc…
Born of a Virgin - Born of a Virgin - Epub
Born of a Virgin - Born of a Virgin - Epub
by SPCK - Andrew T. Lincoln
Many Christians find the virgin birth a difficult doctrine and are not sure how to handle it. This book examines why that is by addressing the whole range of issues that arise – literary, historical and hermeneutical – from a perspective that takes seriously creedal confession an…
Challenges of Black Pentecostal Leadership - Challenges of Black Pentecostal Leadership in the 21st Century - Epub
Challenges of Black Pentecostal Leadership - Challenges of Black Pentecostal Leadership in the 21st Century - Epub
by SPCK - Phyllis Thompson
A collection of five pictures which address issues and challenges pertinent (but not exclusively so) to the Black Majority Church in the UK. They sharpen understanding of the way the BMCs have come to do church, and also challenge whether the vision is to maintain the status quo …
Joseph
Joseph
by SPCK - Sarah Savage
In this profoundly moving meditation on the character of Joseph in the book of Genesis, Sara Savage takes you on a journey of personal transformation. It is a journey that will lead you to new levels of emotional and spiritual understanding. Like Joseph, every human being needs t…
Facilitation Skills for Ministry - Facilitation Skills for Ministry - Epub
Facilitation Skills for Ministry - Facilitation Skills for Ministry - Epub
by SPCK - Nash,Whitehead and Sutcliffe
This book is designed for those who wish to encourage and empower through their leadership skills. Facilitation is about managing process – drawing people in, enabling them to contribute and holding the boundaries and values of a context to create a safe and productive place. Man…
Lent for Everyone Mark Year B - Kindle
Lent for Everyone Mark Year B - Kindle
by SPCK - N T Wright
Version ebook: Kindle The third in the massively successful Lent for Everyone series focuses on the Gospel of Mark, taking the reader through the designated Lectionary readings for every day of Lent and Easter. The New Testament passages are Tom Wright’s own lively and accessible…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 22 Old Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 22 Old Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Old Covenant Sacraments and Idolatry Partial Identification In the previous homily he affirmed the need for Christians to identify fully with the world around them. They were to be “all things to all people,” and through the use of metaphors from the world of sports Paul challeng…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 36 Resurrection, Victory
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 36 Resurrection, Victory
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Resurrection Victory The text of Paul’s final homily, “Resurrection: Victory,” is displayed in figure 5.5(1). N. T.Wright appropriately refers to this final paragraph as having “the sustained excitement of a celebration.”1 It can also be called “A Hymn of Victory.” Having opened …
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Passion of the Community