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The Women's Bible Commentary - Love More and More: Sexual Behaviour and Social Morality
The Women's Bible Commentary - Love More and More: Sexual Behaviour and Social Morality
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Household Code The author believes that behaviour appropriate to the new life is communal in nature (3:12–15), constituted by Christian worship (3:16–17), and marked by the peace and harmony of the reconciled creation (3:14)…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Mary, Rhoda, and Slavery
The Women's Bible Commentary - Mary, Rhoda, and Slavery
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Mary, Rhoda, and Slavery At the very end of the story of Peter’s imprisonment in Jerusalem, Luke gives readers a glimpse into one of the assemblies of The Way (or Christians, as they are now called [Acts 11:26])…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Natural and Unnatural Acts
The Women's Bible Commentary - Natural and Unnatural Acts
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Natural and Unnatural Acts Within the context of his initial discussion of humanity’s rebellion against God, Paul refers to the “degrading passions”: “Women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural, and in the same way also the men, giving up natural intercourse with women, we…
The Women's Bible Commentary - On Government and Power
The Women's Bible Commentary - On Government and Power
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
On Government and Power The royal court takes centre stage in these proverbs that are attributed to Solomon and transmitted by scribes in the court of Hezekiah (ca. 715–687 BCE). Indeed, some interpreters argue that portions of Proverbs 25–29 were used to educate aspiring young m…
The Women's Bible Commentary - No Male and Female?
The Women's Bible Commentary - No Male and Female?
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
No Male and Female? To illustrate the diversity of the body of Christ, Paul asserts that “in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit” (12:13). Behind this verse is a baptismal formula, reproduced…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Places of Worship, Gang Rape, Genocide, and Wife-Stealing: Two Conclusions
The Women's Bible Commentary - Places of Worship, Gang Rape, Genocide, and Wife-Stealing: Two Conclusions
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Places of Worship, Gang Rape, Genocide, and Wife-Stealing: Two Conclusions Two conclusions complete the book of Judges. They are packed with provocative narratives that enhance discussions about identity, gender, masculinity, and violence…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Preface to the History
The Women's Bible Commentary - Preface to the History
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Preface to the History Following the opening letters asking the Egyptian Jews to commemorate the purification of the temple, the author opens his preface with a lengthy sentence displaying his facility with the Greek language…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Redemption and Resolution
The Women's Bible Commentary - Redemption and Resolution
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Redemption and Resolution Just as Naomi predicted (3:18), Boaz moves quickly to settle the matter. The gate represents the legal assembly of the town, where its male citizens determine judicial and economic cases…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Reading Genesis 3
The Women's Bible Commentary - Reading Genesis 3
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Reading Genesis 3 Like Genesis 1 and Genesis 2, Genesis 3 is about a movement from a fixed and unchanging world to a new, non-static order. Genesis 1 and 2 describe the way in which a sterile world is replaced by one teeming with life…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Relationships in the Family
The Women's Bible Commentary - Relationships in the Family
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Relationships in the Family Three laws in Deuteronomy 21:10–21 define relationships of authority between the male head of the household and certain dependent family members: a captive woman whom a warrior has chosen to marry, a firstborn son, and an incorrigible son…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rejection in Nazareth
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rejection in Nazareth
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Rejection in Nazareth At the completion of the parables, Matthew again mentions Jesus’ natal family (cf.12:46– 50). The comments of those in Nazareth (cf. Mark 6:1–6a) indicate the failure of some to grasp Jesus’ message; thus they fulfil Jesus’ citation of Isaiah 6:9–10 (Matt. 1…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Sexual-Offense Laws
The Women's Bible Commentary - Sexual-Offense Laws
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Sexual-Offense Laws Deuteronomy 22:13–29, the most extensive biblical treatment of the topic of adultery, is a valuable if ambiguous source of at least one Judahite group’s assumptions and ideals about women’s sexuality; they have been the subject of much feminist and womanist sc…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Solomon: The Temple-Birther