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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - A Living Sacrifice
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - A Living Sacrifice
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
A Living Sacrifice On the basis of the claims that Paul has made in Romans 1–11 about the grace and the righteousness of God, he turns in 12:1 to an explicit discussion of ethical matters. Romans 12:1–2, then, serve as an introduction to and a basis for the ethical instructions t…
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
by Andrew Pratt
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur, a time when God's glory shines clear through our lives, God's grace is beyond us, yet lives in each heartbeat, the source of creation from which peace derives. The eyes of our hearts are enlightened with splendour, inherited glory, the …
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 11 On Literature
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 11 On Literature
by SPCK - N T Wright
On Literature If, then, we may agree that such a thing as literature exists, and that we can read it and talk sense about it without having our words collapse back upon themselves, it is important that we ask, albeit briefly, what literature itself is, and what we ought to do wit…
the historical character of Jesus - 3e Paul’s story of Jesus
the historical character of Jesus - 3e Paul’s story of Jesus
by SPCK - David Allen
Paul’s story of Jesus We are faced, then, with two points of apparent tension. On the one hand, Jesus seems to be a highly significant figure for Paul, or at least significant enough for him to assume portions of Jesus’ teaching and tradition within his own epistolary discourse…
The Monastery Of The Heart - 19 Conversion of Heart
The Monastery Of The Heart - 19 Conversion of Heart
by SPCK - Joan Chittister
Conversion of Heart “It is high time for us to arise from sleep.” Every life is one long list of defining moments: At one moment, we discover that what we have done with our lives to this point is not really what we are meant to do… Taken from The Monastery Of The Heart by Joan C…
Great Christian Thinkers - 21 St. Jerome