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Meeting God in Paul - 2d The healing sacrifice
Meeting God in Paul - 2d The healing sacrifice
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
The healing sacrifice I spoke in the previous chapter of how in his letter to the Romans Paul is, as it were, turning his head from side to side, saying, ‘You think you’ve got the point? Think again. And [turning rapidly] don’t you imagine that because they haven’t got it, you’re…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Signs of the Judgment
The Women's Bible Commentary - Signs of the Judgment
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Signs of the Judgment The material in chapters 12–24 is an uneven mixture of dense allegories and sign actions interspersed with prose accounts of Israel’s history. The metaphorized women in chapters 16 and 23 will be the focus of our attention, but the women prophets in 13:17–23…
The Women's Bible Commentary - The History of the People and Their Enemies in the Exodus
The Women's Bible Commentary - The History of the People and Their Enemies in the Exodus
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The History of the People and Their Enemies in the Exodus The third part of the Wisdom of Solomon is marked by the sudden eclipse of Woman Wisdom, as God acts directly on behalf of the people…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Women Challenge Authority
The Women's Bible Commentary - Women Challenge Authority
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Part Two: The New Generation (Numbers 26-36) A second census (Num. 26) marks the opening of a new phase of God’s work with the people. By contrast to Part One, the final chapters include stories where disobedience may have been brewing but is averted. Sometimes communities that h…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - Christian Unity Paul, Apollos and Cephas as One (2) cntd.
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - Christian Unity Paul, Apollos and Cephas as One (2) cntd.
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Christian Unity Paul, Apollos and Cephas as One Paul now describes himself as a “master builder.” A good master builder can exercise his or her authority by becoming a servant. In fact, that authority, when exercised through servanthood, is in a marvellous way profoundly attracti…
How God Became King - 10f Kingdom and Cross in Mutual Interpretation