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How God Became King - 5c Looking for the Right Thing
How God Became King - 5c Looking for the Right Thing
by SPCK - N T Wright
Looking for the Right Thing At this point we have to be careful and once more get some critical distance from the main streams of our own recent traditions. It all depends on looking for the right thing. It has been popular for well over a hundred years to see the explicitly high…
the historical character of Jesus - 4b Jesus in Ephesians
the historical character of Jesus - 4b Jesus in Ephesians
by SPCK - David Allen
Jesus in Ephesians The close similarity between Ephesians and Colossians is a well-established datum of NT scholarship. Ephesians shares, exceeds even, the emphasis on the exaltedness of Christ in Colossians and his supremacy over rulers, powers and authorities (Eph. 1.20 –23).15…
the historical character of Jesus - 6b James and the Jesus tradition
the historical character of Jesus - 6b James and the Jesus tradition
by SPCK - David Allen
James and the Jesus tradition Were the Jacobean Jesus merely just about locating specific references to Jesus’ name, then even with the most optimistic application of 2.1, we would surely end up with a fairly limited picture, a faint portrait at the very best…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Passion Narrative
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Passion Narrative
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Passion Narrative Paralleling Mark 14:3–9 and John 12:1–8, Matthew 26:6–13 (cf. Luke 7:36–50) describes Jesus’ anointing. The action has a twofold meaning: Jesus equates it with the rituals accompanying burial (26:12) and so acknowledges women’s religious deed…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 5 The Gospel according to Luke
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 5 The Gospel according to Luke
by SPCK - Edward Adams
The Gospel according to Luke Like Matthew, Luke has used Mark’s Gospel in composing his narrative, but whereas Matthew reproduces almost all of Mark, Luke reprocesses only about half of it.1 Like Matthew, Luke augments the core story of Jesus with a birth and infancy narrative an…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 3c The Characterization of Jesus
Parallel Lives of Jesus - 3c The Characterization of Jesus
by SPCK - Edward Adams
The Characterization of Jesus More so in Mark than in any of the other Gospels, there is mystery surrounding the figure of Jesus. People wonder who he is (4:41; 6:3; 8:27, 29; 11:28; 14:61; 15:2), and Jesus often tells those who have knowledge of his identity to keep quiet about …
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - Preface