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John The People's Commentary - The Scriptures & Moses
John The People's Commentary - The Scriptures & Moses
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
The Scriptures & Moses Chapter 5 has given us a good example of how John weaves together signs, dialogues and discourse to develop his story of Jesus. The sign of healing the paralysed man on the Sabbath led to accusations about Jesus’ work and his claims, which have then been te…
John The People's Commentary - Light Sent to Save the World
John The People's Commentary - Light Sent to Save the World
by BRF - Richard A. Burridge
Light Sent to Save the World The ‘hour’ has arrived. Jesus has been anointed for burial and welcomed with great rejoicing. He refused the path of violent revolution, but stressed instead that he will be glorified through a self-sacrificial death for everyone, including non-Jews, …
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - The Mission Begins in Galilee
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - The Mission Begins in Galilee
by BRF - Dick France
The Mission Begins in Galilee The prologue is over. We are no longer ‘in the wilderness’, but in the real world of ordinary men and women in the villages of Galilee. This is Jesus’ home province, though the focus of his mission will prove to be not in the hills around Nazareth bu…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Gender, Circumcision, and Conversion
The Women's Bible Commentary - Gender, Circumcision, and Conversion
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Gender, Circumcision, and Conversion The third movement of Acts opens with a gendered question: whether uncircumcised men may join The Way. Circumcision is a gendered question, and in non-Jewish circles it was viewed as a kind of “unmanning,” or genital mutilation…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C Opening prayer The Bible gives us a wonderful image of God as shepherd, and in some parts of the world the enduring bond between the shepherd and his sheep has changed little since biblical times. It’s the dependence of the sheep on their shepherd f…
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Even in Laughter a Heart May Hurt
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Even in Laughter a Heart May Hurt
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Even in Laughter a Heart May Hurt A friend of mine told me last week about a dinner he and his wife had had with another couple. The other wife was my friend’s ex, but both couples are happily married so it seemed that this piece of history would not be a problem, and the couples…
Jeremiah for everyone - No Shrugging of God’s Shoulders
Jeremiah for everyone - No Shrugging of God’s Shoulders
by SPCK - John Goldingay
No Shrugging of God’s Shoulders Christians sometimes think that Jews believe they’re “justified by works.” I just came across a quotation from a Jewish commentary on Exodus from a thousand years ago, which undermines that assumption. Why do the Ten Commandments not appear at the …
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 9 Pilgrimage (Chapter 6)
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 9 Pilgrimage (Chapter 6)
by Skylight- Mary C.Earle
Pilgrimage In the first years after Jesus’ death and resurrection, what was to become “Christianity” was known as “the Way.” (See Acts of the Apostles 9:2.) Those who were followers of Jesus walked in his spiritual path. These early members of the Way made this pilgrimage as a co…
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 11 Blessing as a Way of Life (Chapter 8)