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Eggs and Ashes PPT- 2nd in Lent YrA
Eggs and Ashes PPT- 2nd in Lent YrA
by R Burgess/C Polhill/ A Lindley (Wild Goose Publ)
From the Wild Goose Book, by Ruth Burgess and Chris Polhill an illustrated set of Lent Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent - Year A in the lectionary cycle. Liturgy by Ruth Burgess Gathering God Our rock and shelter WE ARE HERE TO MEET WITH YOU Travelling God Our way and wonde
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Another Blind Man
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Another Blind Man
by BRF - Dick France
Another Blind Man Act 2, which began with the healing of a blind man (8:22–26) now comes to its close with another. The treatment of the disciples’ spiritual blindness which has been such a prominent feature of the intervening chapters will now give way to the rapidly unfolding e
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Jesus Prays for the Church
John THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Jesus Prays for the Church
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Jesus Prays for the Church ‘Jesus has prayed to return to the glory he shared with God his Father before the creation (17:1–5). He has also prayed for his disciples whom he will leave behind in the world, although they are not of the world; the key to this balancing act is found
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Jezebel, Elijah, and the Northern Kings
The Womens' Bible Commentary - Jezebel, Elijah, and the Northern Kings
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Jezebel, Elijah, and the Northern Kings At 1 Kings 16 the narrative turns much of its attention to the intrigues of the northern kingdom, focusing upon it until the inception of the Jehu dynasty and the end of the Omride dynasty in 2 Kings 10. The kings of Israel receive no benef
The Power of the Parable - A Hymn for the Nameless (Part 1)
The Power of the Parable - A Hymn for the Nameless (Part 1)
by SPCK - John Dominic Crossan
7 A Hymn for the Nameless By the late afternoon of September 2, 31 BCE, Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt had escaped the surrounding squadrons of Octavian and Agrippa, picked up Mark Antony from his abandoned flagship, and fled with him to Alexandria and double suicide…
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Apocalyptic Visions
The Womens' Bible Commentary - The Apocalyptic Visions
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Apocalyptic Visions These chapters, which were written in the very different historical circumstances of the persecution of Jews by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 167–164 BCE, present a correspondingly different critique of power…
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - KEEPING on the MOVE
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - KEEPING on the MOVE
by BRF - Dick France
KEEPING on the MOVE MARK 1: 35-39 In these verses we conclude the ‘twenty-four hours in Capernaum’ which began in verse 21. Jesus has been busy teaching, healing, casting out demons, and generally making a formidable impression on the people of this seaside town…
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - In the WILDERNESS
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - In the WILDERNESS
by BRF - Dick France
In the WILDERNESS MARK 1: 12-13 At this point in the story both Matthew and Luke offer us a blow-by-blow account of Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness, with the familiar threefold question and answer between Satan and Jesus…
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The SECRET
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The SECRET
by BRF - Dick France
The SECRET MARK 4: 10-12 These three verses go to the heart of the problem of the divided response to Jesus and his message. They raise acutely the problem of why, when the same gospel is preached, some believe and others do not. But it is another matter how far they offer an ans
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - NO HOPE for the RICH?