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PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Introduction
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Introduction
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter Five THE EAGLE HAS LANDED: ROME AND THE CHALLENGE OF EMPIRE 1. Introduction Last came the Eagle. They should all have known; should not have thought (like eager Hezekiah) to court the distant foe against the near. They should have counted. Daniel tried, but his four monst…
Revelation for Everyone - A Call for Endurance
Revelation for Everyone - A Call for Endurance
by SPCK - N T Wright
A Call for Endurance Revelation 14.6-13 ‘Yes,’ says the spirit, ‘so that they may rest from their works, for the deeds they have done follow after them.’ I had a long email the other day from someone eager to know whether hell is really going to be eternal. Really ‘eternal’. The …
The Women's Bible Commentary - Construction of a Shared Story
The Women's Bible Commentary - Construction of a Shared Story
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Construction of a Shared Story The first of the Moses speeches, Deuteronomy 1:1–4:43, consists of two sections: a “historical review” (Deut. 1–3) and a sermonic interpretation of the commandment against idolatry…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Canaanite Mother
The Women's Bible Commentary - Canaanite Mother
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Canaanite Mother During his ministry, Jesus limits his mission and message to the house of Israel (see 10:5b–6). Nevertheless, he does perform healings for two Gentiles: the Canaanite woman of 15:21–28 and the centurion of 8:5–13…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful?
The Women's Bible Commentary - Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful?
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful? Two Introductions The book of Judges begins with two introductions that depict early life of the Israelites among the Canaanites. It presents both violent encounters with the local population and the cooperative sharing of the land, the latter …
The Women's Bible Commentary - Prayer of Confession
The Women's Bible Commentary - Prayer of Confession
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Prayer of Confession The prayer that follows weaves a contrite response to the warnings of Deuteronomy 28, echoing closely the penitential prayer of Daniel 9: “The Lord our God is in the right, but there is open shame on us today… because we have sinned before the Lord” (1:15–17;…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Proverbs
The Women's Bible Commentary - Proverbs
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Proverbs Many of the themes addressed in 10:1– 15:33 continue, but antithetical proverbs are now mixed with a greater diversity of wisdom genres, including synonymous and synthetic proverbs, “better than” proverbs (e.g., 16:8, 32; 17:1), rhetorical questions (e.g., 17:16; 18:14),…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Rachel: Stealing Laban’s Teraphim