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The Septuagint In The Life Of The Early Church, Lois Farag
The Septuagint In The Life Of The Early Church, Lois Farag
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Writers of the New Testament and early church considered the Septuagint translation inspired, including those books now regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants.
"God Is A God Who Bears": Bonhoeffer For A Flat World, Gary M. Simpson
"God Is A God Who Bears": Bonhoeffer For A Flat World, Gary M. Simpson
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This is one of a series of articles in Word & World commemorating the 100th birthday of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer learned in his own time of crisis that “only the suffering God can help.” As God bears us in Christ, we are given the possibility of bearing the burdens of our brothers and sisters.
A Piece Of Scripture On Part Of The Bible: Listening To Romans 15:1-6, David E. Fredrickson
A Piece Of Scripture On Part Of The Bible: Listening To Romans 15:1-6, David E. Fredrickson
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We think about the Bible best not in abstraction but by looking at particular texts. In Romans 15, Paul, too, looks at a text (Psalm 69) to think about the nature and authority of Scripture.
"Stewards Of God's Mysteries": Stewarding As A Model For Congregational Ministry, Rolf A. Jacobson
"Stewards Of God's Mysteries": Stewarding As A Model For Congregational Ministry, Rolf A. Jacobson
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Are we members of our congregation or stewards of God’s mysteries? Our model for ministry makes all the difference.
Reexamining Relational Youth Ministry: Implications From The Theology Of Bonhoeffer, Andrew Root
Reexamining Relational Youth Ministry: Implications From The Theology Of Bonhoeffer, Andrew Root
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Youth ministry often focuses on building relationships between youth ministers and adolescents. But to what end? A relationship designed to influence the other is no relationship and is unworthy of Christ. In a true relationship Christians must be willing fully to share the place of another.
Disrupting Worship, Dirk G. Lange
Disrupting Worship, Dirk G. Lange
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Worship is not for some pragmatic or utilitarian purpose. Nor do we offer something in worship in order to receive something in return. Worship is to remember the Christ event, to allow Christ to become “for us” as the gathered Christian assembly.
What Is Essential In Lutheran Worship?, Steven D. Paulson
What Is Essential In Lutheran Worship?, Steven D. Paulson
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Martin Luther’s simple definition of worship remains valid: “nothing else” need ever happen “except that our dear Lord himself may speak to us through his holy Word and we respond to him through prayer and praise.” The essential moments of public worship are reading, preaching (including the presence and proclamation of Christ in the sacraments), and prayer.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human? Imagery And The Human Condition In John's Gospel.", Craig R. Koester
"What Does It Mean To Be Human? Imagery And The Human Condition In John's Gospel.", Craig R. Koester
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The Canonical Sense Of Scripture: Trinitarian Or Christocentric?, Alan G. Padgett
The Canonical Sense Of Scripture: Trinitarian Or Christocentric?, Alan G. Padgett
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In this essay I develop a threefold sense for Scripture today: conventional, canonical, and contemporary. This is my “grammar” for evangelical theological hermeneutics. I explore in particular the canonical sense: the level of meaning of the biblical passage read in the light of the whole of Scripture, with Christ as the center and key. In dialogue with the Orthodox, I argue that such a christocentric approach must also be, finally, a Trinitarian one.
Nature's Lament For Jesus, David E. Fredrickson
Nature's Lament For Jesus, David E. Fredrickson
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Might Mark’s torn curtain, darkened sun, and descending dove have a significance different from that offered by most interpreters? In the light of Greek art and poetry, they can be seen to portray nature’s lament for Jesus in a kind of grave-relief that opens new doors of meaning.
"She Departed To Her House": Another Aspect Of The Syrophoenician Mother's Faith In Mark 7:24-30, Matthew L. Skinner
"She Departed To Her House": Another Aspect Of The Syrophoenician Mother's Faith In Mark 7:24-30, Matthew L. Skinner
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The Syrophoenician mother stands as an exemplar of faith not because she has so much of it, but because she enacts it so consistently and deeply. Hers is an insistent, perceptive, and trusting faith that provides insight into the faith we exhibit as well.
Justificación, Sanación Y Responsabilidad, Guillermo C. Hansen
Justificación, Sanación Y Responsabilidad, Guillermo C. Hansen
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No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Theology And Philosophy: Constructing A Christian Worldview, Alan G. Padgett
The Relationship Between Theology And Philosophy: Constructing A Christian Worldview, Alan G. Padgett
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No abstract provided.
"I Am The Truth": An Understanding Of Truth From Christology For Scripture, Alan G. Padgett
"I Am The Truth": An Understanding Of Truth From Christology For Scripture, Alan G. Padgett
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No abstract provided.
Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy, Patrick R. Keifert
Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy, Patrick R. Keifert
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No abstract provided.
The So-Called "Ten Commandments" And The Relational, Vocational Decalogue, Mark A. Throntveit
The So-Called "Ten Commandments" And The Relational, Vocational Decalogue, Mark A. Throntveit
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No abstract provided.
God In Civil Society: Prophetic, Sapiential, And Pacific, Gary M. Simpson
God In Civil Society: Prophetic, Sapiential, And Pacific, Gary M. Simpson
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No abstract provided.
Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy., Patrick R. Keifert
Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy., Patrick R. Keifert
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No abstract provided.
A New Heaven And A New Earth: The Case For A Holistic Reading Of The Biblical Story Of Redemption, J. Richard Middleton
A New Heaven And A New Earth: The Case For A Holistic Reading Of The Biblical Story Of Redemption, J. Richard Middleton
Journal for Christian Theological Research
Many Christian voices have proposed that the eternal destiny of the redeemed consists not in a disembodied heaven hereafter, but in the resurrection of the body in the context of a new earth. This paper explores the theological—and especially the exegetical—case for a consistent understanding of redemption as the restoration of God’s creational intent, such that the appropriate hope for the redeemed is life in a renewed earthly creation. The inner theological logic of this position is explored through an integrated reading of the plot structure of the entire biblical metanarrative and by attending to representative New Testament texts that …
“At The Same Time Blessed And Lame”: Ontology, Christology And Violence In Augustine And John Milbank, Elizabeth Agnew Cochran
“At The Same Time Blessed And Lame”: Ontology, Christology And Violence In Augustine And John Milbank, Elizabeth Agnew Cochran
Journal for Christian Theological Research
In Being Reconciled, John Milbank affirms the necessity of Christ’s atonement for human redemption. Yet his Christological claims are undercut by the ontology that undergirds the narrative he puts forth in Theology and Social Theory. This narrative depends upon the premise that a denial of a positive ontological status for violence lies at the heart of Christianity. A comparison of Theology and Social Theory to Augustine’s The City of God demonstrates that Augustine accepts a form of dialectical ontology that Milbank rejects, and that this dialectical ontology undergirds Augustine’s Christology in crucial ways. Although the differences between Milbank’s …
Karl Barth Having No-Thing To Hope For, John C. Mcdowell
Karl Barth Having No-Thing To Hope For, John C. Mcdowell
Journal for Christian Theological Research
Barth's work on eschatology certainly deserves more critical prominence than it has frequently been given. He encourages theologians to think much more carefully about what it is to hope as a Christian, or, better, as one whose determination and responsibility are ecclesially learned and performed in witness to God’s coming in Jesus Christ. The challenge that his material puts to much that passes for Christian talk of hope is pronounced and radical. In particular, he challenges the very kind objectivity of hope that makes what Christians hope for just another object; and in so doing, although I will focus …
The Augustinian Imperfection: Faith, Christ, And Imputation And Its Role In The Ecumenical Discussion Of Justification, Steven D. Paulson
The Augustinian Imperfection: Faith, Christ, And Imputation And Its Role In The Ecumenical Discussion Of Justification, Steven D. Paulson
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No abstract provided.
The Preaching Office And The Preacher Among American Lutherans Today, Steven D. Paulson
The Preaching Office And The Preacher Among American Lutherans Today, Steven D. Paulson
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No abstract provided.
Practical Theology As Social Ethical Action In Christian Ministry: Implications From Emmanuel Levinas And Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Andrew Root
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No abstract provided.
Generic Protestantism: The Gospel's Embrace Of Culture?, Alan G. Padgett
Generic Protestantism: The Gospel's Embrace Of Culture?, Alan G. Padgett
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No abstract provided.