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The Living God - Moving on
The Living God - Moving on
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 Moving on In this chapter we have explored two slightly different – but converging – themes. First, we have identified God relationally. Christians know and love – as they are in turn known and loved by – the same God known and loved by Abraham a…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Praxis and Symbol: Torag and Temple
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Praxis and Symbol: Torag and Temple
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter TWO LIKE BIRDS HOVERING OVERHEAD: THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL 3. Praxis and Symbol: Torah and Temple In worldview terms, ancient Jewish praxis and symbol ran closely together, precisely because the symbols were what they were. I was going to write that the Torah…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Questions in Context: History, Exegesis, "Application"
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Questions in Context: History, Exegesis, "Application"
by SPCK - N T Wright
Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY? 2 Philemon and the Study of Paul (iv) Questions in context: History, Exegesis, “Application” The two questions we have now sketched – Paul’s worldview and his theology – have an unequal pedigree in scholarship. Paul’s …
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Jewish Responses to Pagan Philosophy
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - Jewish Responses to Pagan Philosophy
by SPCK - N T Wright
3. Athene and Her Owl: the Wisdom of the Greeks Jewish Responses to Pagan Philosophy Before we do that, one final task remains. Granted that Paul grew up in the world of strict Pharisaic Judaism, what response might we expect him to have to the world of pagan philosophy? It would…
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Sources
Paul and the Faithfulness of God - Sources
by SPCK - N T Wright
Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY? 2 Philemon and the Study of Paul (v) Sources The first question most historians ask has to do with sources. Here we face a problem as much of scholarly fashion as of historical substance. Since the present volume is de…
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…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Sunday Next Before Lent Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Sunday Next Before Lent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Sunday Next Before Lent - Year A Exodus 24.12–18 2 Peter 1.16–21 Matthew 17.1–9 The mountain, the glory, the fear. The old story thunders around the crags of scripture, and we hear it echoing from every side, rolling on down the valleys. Moses on the mountain with God. Joshua…
Journeying with Luke - Christmas and Epiphany
Journeying with Luke - Christmas and Epiphany
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
Christmas and Epiphany Exploring the text Each of the Gospel writers addresses the themes of Christmas (the birth of Jesus) and Epiphany (the revelation of who he was) differently. Mark omits them entirely. Matthew has Jesus’ birth followed by the adoration of the Magi, and Luke’…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 2 Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 2 Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 2 Jeremiah 17.5–10 1 Corinthians 15.12–20 Luke 6.17–26 Blessings and woes: the upside-down world of the gospel, addressing, as Jeremiah had done, the heart’s self-deceptions, and allowing YHWH to test the mind and search the heart. The woes read like a list of contemporary…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 9 - Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Proper 9 - Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 9 Year B The paradoxes of power. David bided his time, refused to lift up his hand against God’s anointed (though he knew himself to be anointed also), and then at last became king in a further anointing. The move to Jerusalem was politically shrewd (though obscured by the…
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - The Third Sunday Before Advent Year C
Gazing on the Gospels Year C - The Third Sunday Before Advent Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Third Sunday before Advent Luke 20: 27-38 Gaze on Jesus – he must be tired by now, for he’s been teaching in the Temple for hours, and time and again he’s been questioned and even tricked. First the Pharisees challenged him over his authority, and he countered with the chilli…
Revelation for Everyone - A Call for Endurance