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Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Advent Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Advent Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Advent - Year A Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4–13 Matthew 3:1–12 Paul’s letter to the Romans is the most formal that he wrote. He is writing to a church that he does not know, and in whose setting up and history he has not played a part. But he is writing as one …
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Palm Sunday Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Palm Sunday Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Palm Sunday - Year A Isaiah 50.4–9a Philippians 2.5–11 Matthew 26.14—27.66 Betrayal. At the surface level of the narrative, it is Jesus who is betrayed, over and over again, by friend and enemy alike. First there is Judas who suddenly, inexplicably, has had enough. As he sits eat…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Fourth Sunday of Easter Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Fourth Sunday of Easter - Year A Acts 2.42–7 1 Peter 2.19–25 John 10.1–10 It is easy to telescope these verses from St John’s Gospel with verses 11–18. The second parable is also about sheep, and it is much clearer and more vivid, beginning as it does with Jesus’s statement, …
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Christmas Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - The Second Sunday of Christmas Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Christmas - Year A Jeremiah 31:7–14 Ephesians 1:3–14 John 1:1–18 . It is very difficult, in the middle of the school run or the supermarket shop, to remember that in us God is fulfilling the whole purpose of creation. It is even more difficult to look at the …
Journeying With Mark Year B - ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Journeying With Mark Year B - ABOUT THE AUTHORS
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
ABOUT THE AUTHORS James Woodward is a Canon of Windsor. He has written extensively in the area of pastoral and practical theology. His recent publications include Valuing Age: Pastoral Ministry with Older People (SPCK, 2008). He is particularly interested in how Christian discip…
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…
Letters to London - 7 An interview with Ernest Cromwell- Part 1
Letters to London - 7 An interview with Ernest Cromwell- Part 1
by SPCK - Stephen J.Plant and Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
7 An interview with Ernest Cromwell- Part 1 What follows is a transcription from a sound recording of an interview conducted on 31 January 2011 at Ernest Cromwell’s family home in Essex. This interview was transcribed by Nicola J. Wilkes. It appears here with a very small number …
Parallel Lives of Jesus - Introduction
Parallel Lives of Jesus - Introduction
by SPCK - Edward Adams
Introduction In their New Testament setting, the four Gospels stand under the singular heading “The Gospel” and are individuated, “According to Matthew,” and so on. The Gospel titles are almost certainly not original, but they are ancient. No other titles are known for the Gospel…
Parallel Lives of Jesus - Part 2 The Individual Gospels and Their Narrative Features
Parallel Lives of Jesus - Part 2 The Individual Gospels and Their Narrative Features
by SPCK - Edward Adams
The Individual Gospels and Their Narrative Features The four Gospels tell the same story, but each one bears its own distinct narrative stamp. In this section we look at the narrative aspects of each individual Gospel… Taken from Parallel Lives of Jesus by Edward Adams
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 40 Glossary
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 40 Glossary
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Glossary Throughout this study a number of words and phrases are used that carry specific meanings. Some of these terms are familiar. Others I have created myself. For the sake of clarity and ease of reference this list is included… Taken from Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes by K…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 17 Appendix 2
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 17 Appendix 2
by Christine Valters Painter
Appendix 2 While lectio divina has traditionally been a solitary practice, in recent years a group form of lectio has become popular and widely practiced. This can be a beautiful way to share your experience of a sacred text with others and break open a deepened experience of pra…
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - Acknowledgements and Abbreviations
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - Acknowledgements and Abbreviations
by SPCK-Steve Moyise
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE The Old Testament in Acts, Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles and Revelation Steve Moyise is Professor of New Testament at the University of Chichester. He is author of The Old Testament in the Book of Revelation (1995), The Old Testament…
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 1 Acts and Scripture
THE LATER NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS AND SCRIPTURE - 1 Acts and Scripture
by SPCK-Steve Moyise
Acts and Scripture There are around 40 explicit quotations of Scripture in Acts (see Appendix), most of which occur in the long speech of Stephen in Acts 7 (15), the various speeches of Peter in Acts 1—4 (14) and Paul’s speeches in Acts 13, 23 and 28 (9). In addition, there is a …
CHRISTIANITY AND THE RENEWAL OF NATURE - 10 Notes