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The Women's Bible Commentary - The Household Code
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Household Code
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Household Code Household Duties in Greco-Roman Culture and Early Judaism As long ago as the fourth century BCE, philosophers considered the household a microcosm, the basic social unit whose structure ought to reflect the pyramidal structure of the whole society and even natu…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Religion and Culture in the First-Century Roman World
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Religion and Culture in the First-Century Roman World
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter Four A COCK FOR ASCLEPIUS: ‘RELIGION’ AND ‘CULTURE’ IN PAUL’S WORLD 2. Religion and Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean World of Paul’s Day (IV) Religion and Culture in the First-Century Roman World Since Paul only arrived in Rome itself towards the end of his public car…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 29 The Sources
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 29 The Sources
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Sources The sources which are particularly relevant for our purposes are those which reflect the situation in Palestine before the two great rebellions of ad 66–70 and 132–5, and particularly before the first of these…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Introduction
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Introduction
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter TWO LIKE BIRDS HOVERING OVERHEAD: THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL 1. Introduction A complex person in a complex time. Paul stands where three great roads converge; and he has made of them another, travelled less, and making all the difference. We ‘explain’ his life …
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