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The Septuagint In The Life Of The Early Church, Lois Farag Oct 2006

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 Oct 2006

"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 Oct 2006

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 Jul 2006

"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 Jul 2006

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 Apr 2006

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 Apr 2006

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 Jan 2006

"What Does It Mean To Be Human? Imagery And The Human Condition In John's Gospel.", Craig R. Koester

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No abstract provided.


The Canonical Sense Of Scripture: Trinitarian Or Christocentric?, Alan G. Padgett Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

"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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

"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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

Biblical Truth And Theological Education: A Rhetorical Strategy., Patrick R. Keifert

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No abstract provided.


The Augustinian Imperfection: Faith, Christ, And Imputation And Its Role In The Ecumenical Discussion Of Justification, Steven D. Paulson Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

Generic Protestantism: The Gospel's Embrace Of Culture?, Alan G. Padgett

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No abstract provided.