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Healing And Reconciliation, Lawrence Frizzell
Healing And Reconciliation, Lawrence Frizzell
Department of Religion Publications
Cycle A liturgical readings for the Third Sunday of Advent, December 12, 2010: Is 35:1-6, 10; Ps 146; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.
Christ's Heavenly Sanctuary Ministry, Roy Gane
Christ's Heavenly Sanctuary Ministry, Roy Gane
Faculty Publications
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The Shepherd’S Burden - Balancing Faith And Patience, Lawrence Frizzell
The Shepherd’S Burden - Balancing Faith And Patience, Lawrence Frizzell
Department of Religion Publications
Cycle C liturgical readings for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 12, 2010: Ex 32:7-14, Ps 51, 1 Tim 1:12-17, Lk 15:1-32. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.
The Lord's Anointed: Covenantal Kingship In Psalm 2 And Acts 4, Alexander C. Stewart
The Lord's Anointed: Covenantal Kingship In Psalm 2 And Acts 4, Alexander C. Stewart
Senior Honors Theses
This study examines the title “Christ” as applied to Jesus in Acts 4:25-27. “Christ” or “Anointed One” here is directly connected to Psalm 2:1-2, and ultimately derives from the royal anointing ceremony of Israel. That ceremony symbolizes a commitment by God to the monarch which is made most specific in the Davidic covenant. The Gospel of Luke uses the title “Christ” to connect these Davidic themes to Jesus. In Acts 4:25-27, “Christ” continues to signify Israel’s king backed by the Davidic covenant. The apostles’ reading of Psalm 2 provides a foundation for understanding their own recent persecution and for their …
Sōma Sēma: The Influence Of “The Body Is A Tomb” In Early Christi An Debates And The New Testament, Gaye Strathearn
Sōma Sēma: The Influence Of “The Body Is A Tomb” In Early Christi An Debates And The New Testament, Gaye Strathearn
Faculty Publications
As we study the second half of the New Testament, it becomes evident very quickly that the early Church struggled with doctrinal drift. One of the central responsibilities of having a Church with apostles and prophets, we learn in Ephesians, is so “that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive” (Ephesians 4:14). Therefore, most of Paul’s epistles were written to combat this doctrinal drift. But what happens when the people no longer listen to …