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Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 14 Essay 2 Sex (cntd)
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 14 Essay 2 Sex (cntd)
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Essay 2 Sex The structure of this apostolic homily is similar to the homily that precedes it in 4:8-16. The one structural difference is that in the previous homily the stand-alone cameo is at the end. Here it is in the beginning. Otherwise the two homilies have the same structur…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 8 The Feeding of the Five Thousand
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 8 The Feeding of the Five Thousand
by SPCK - Edward Adams
The Feeding of the Five Thousand The feeding of the five thousand is one of the most well-known of the miracles performed by Jesus and the only one that is recorded in all four Gospels.1 It is classed as a “nature miracle,” an action by which Jesus demonstrates his authority over…
John The People's Commentary - Destroy This Temple
John The People's Commentary - Destroy This Temple
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Destroy This Temple It is not only in his placing of the temple incident at the start of Jesus’ ministry that John differs from the other gospels. He also has this story concerning a saying of Jesus about the destruction of the temple…
journeying with John - 1 Advent and Christmas
journeying with John - 1 Advent and Christmas
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
1 Advent and Christmas The Prologue of John is one of the most beautiful pieces of writing in the whole of the New Testament, and no carol service would be complete without the rolling lyricism. So iconic is it that many people can quote its opening verses from memory…
Great Christian Thinkers - 56 St. Francis of Assisi
Great Christian Thinkers - 56 St. Francis of Assisi
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. Francis of Assisi Here I present the figure of Francis, an authentic “giant” of holiness, who continues to fascinate a great many people of all age groups and every religion… Taken from Great Christian Thinkers by Pope Benedict XVI
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1c Four Individual Gospels
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 1c Four Individual Gospels
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Four Individual Gospels To sum up so far: The Gospels exhibit a significant degree of commonality. Yet each Gospel has particularities that set it apart from the others. John’s Gospel is the most distinct, but each of the four distinguishes itself from the others in certain ways……
Great Christian Thinkers - 18 St. Eusebius of Vercelli