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Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - The Stairway to Heaven
Genesis for Everyone Part 2 - The Stairway to Heaven
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Stairway to Heaven Genesis 28:6-15 When I would occasionally remember a dream and report it, my wife would say that she didn’t dream. Really she knew she did, because everyone does; it’s one reason why we sleep. But we don’t usually remember our dreams, maybe partly because t…
friends, FOES and families - Among you stands one you do not know: John the Baptist
friends, FOES and families - Among you stands one you do not know: John the Baptist
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Among you stands one you do not know: John the Baptist John 1.1-32 God of the prophets, we give thanks for John the Baptist, for his potency, his energy, and his willingness to take second place...
The Power of the Parable - A Hymn for the Nameless (Part 2)
The Power of the Parable - A Hymn for the Nameless (Part 2)
by SPCK - John Dominic Crossan
A Hymn for the Nameless (part 2) What, then, my fourth question asks, is the location and situation of Mark’s somewhat startling vision of Christian community. I imagine his gospel written among “the villages of Caesarea Philippi” (8:27) for refugees from the terrible destruction…
John The People's Commentary - The Son Gives Life & Judges
John The People's Commentary - The Son Gives Life & Judges
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Son Gives Life & Judges We now come to the first of the ‘discourses’ common in this gospel, sections of teaching delivered by Jesus. Speeches were used not just in ancient biography, but also in history writing to help readers understand the true meaning of what was happening…
Deep Church Rising - 5 (part 3) Why It Matters 1 – Resurrection: A Case Study
Deep Church Rising - 5 (part 3) Why It Matters 1 – Resurrection: A Case Study
by SPCK - Andrew Walker and Robin Parry
Why It Matters 1 – Resurrection: A Case Study Let’s take a case study of how the pressures of modernity pose a challenge to orthodox faith. Christians confess of Jesus that “on the third day he was raised from the dead,” and of themselves a hope for “the resurrection of the dead…
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - I AM THE RESURRECTION & THE LIFE
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - I AM THE RESURRECTION & THE LIFE
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
I AM THE RESURRECTION & THE LIFE Martha expresses her belief in the conventional view, that her brother ‘will rise again in the resurrection on the last day’ (11:24). According to this, everything to do with eschatology—judgment, death, life—all are in the future at the End of ti…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (46) TO THE CROSS
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (46) TO THE CROSS
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(46)TO THE CROSS One understanding of intercessory prayer is that it’s a way of bringing people to the cross, where Christ is sure to be found. And where Christ is found, things happen. The cross can be used in many ways as the focus of our prayers, particularly in Holy Week…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Instruction for the Sanctuary and Priesthood
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Instruction for the Sanctuary and Priesthood
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Instruction for the Sanctuary and Priesthood While on the mountain for forty days and nights Moses receives instructions for the construction of the tabernacle and the ark of the covenant, as well as instructions on consecration of priests and construction of priestly vestments…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Moses and Pharaoh
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Moses and Pharaoh
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Moses and Pharaoh As instructed, Moses and Aaron approach Pharaoh and request time off to celebrate a festival to YHWH. Pharaoh refuses and increases the Israelites’ work load by no longer providing straw to make bricks…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Creation and Numbers