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Echoing the Word - Epilogue
Echoing the Word - Epilogue
by SPCK - Paula Gooder & Michael Perham
Epilogue One of the focuses of this book has been to identify those many when the Common Worship eucharistic texts draw on the Bible and its theology. The eucharistic texts are a rich feast of theological ideas and allusions, but it can be all too easy to miss the depth and bread…
the historical character of Jesus - 5b Identity: Jesus – the heavenly high priest
the historical character of Jesus - 5b Identity: Jesus – the heavenly high priest
by SPCK - David Allen
Identity: Jesus – the heavenly high priest While recognizing this continuity between the earthly Jesus and the exalted Son,15 it is heuristically convenient to distinguish the respective portraits within the letter…
the historical character of Jesus - 3f Conclusion: Jesus according to Paul
the historical character of Jesus - 3f Conclusion: Jesus according to Paul
by SPCK - David Allen
Conclusion: Jesus according to Paul What sort of figure is the Pauline Jesus? Paul’s portrait or remembrance of Jesus is complex and multi-faceted, and manifests itself in a variety of ways. It may not be the type of picture we expect, nor exhibit the depth of Jesus tradition we …
John The People's Commentary - Jesus - The One from Above
John The People's Commentary - Jesus - The One from Above
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Jesus - The One from Above This last section is ‘free floating’ like 3:16–21; again it is unclear who is the speaker. John the Baptist started talking in 3:27 and some translations continue his speech through to 3:36, while others make this a comment by the evangelist…
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…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 5 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 5 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 5 Hosea 5.15—6.6 Romans 4.13–25 Matthew 9.9–13, 18–26 ‘I knew the great Apostle Paul. Buy me a drink, and I’ll tell you all about him. I used to act as his secretary, sometimes, which I knew, even then, was a great honour. Of…
The Crown of Thorns and the Flogging
The Crown of Thorns and the Flogging
by Dave Hopwood
Slaughter of the Innocent Bible Ref: Matthew 26 -27; Mark 14 -15; Luke 22-23; John 18-19 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a narrator to r…
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Imperial Cult under the Julio-Claudians: Conclusion
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Imperial Cult under the Julio-Claudians: Conclusion
by SPCK - N T Wright
**THE EAGLE HAS LANDED:ROME AND THE CHALLENGE OF EMPIRE The Religion of Empire (iv) Imperial Cult under the Julio-Claudians: Conclusion** For the purposes of a book on Paul, we need not take the story further. None of the three emperors who followed Nero in quick succession were …
eye logo
eye logo
by joel toombs
Could be used as a logo for an event... or as a background or logo for a talk. Examples of themes it could illustrate are such as God's plan through history or the things God looks at/for - his omnipresence - or certain aspects of the father's view of the crucifixion/Jesus' life.…
grayscale logo
grayscale logo
by joel toombs
Could be used as a logo for an event... or as a background or logo for a talk. Examples of themes it could illustrate are such as God's plan through history or the things God looks at/for - his omnipresence - or certain aspects of the father's view of the crucifixion/Jesus' life.…
friends, FOES and families - If any of you is without sin: the woman taken in adultery
friends, FOES and families - If any of you is without sin: the woman taken in adultery
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
If any of you is without sin: The woman taken in adultery John 8.1-11 Merciful Father, may I never judge another, for I only know part of their story. Years ago the story of the woman taken in adultery might have sounded archaic, an example of harsher times, and unconnected with …
Prince of Peace