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The Holistic Ministry Of The Anointed One: An Interpretive Analysis Of Isaiah 61:1-7, Daniel P. Lamastra
The Holistic Ministry Of The Anointed One: An Interpretive Analysis Of Isaiah 61:1-7, Daniel P. Lamastra
Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership (MAML)
Isaiah 61:1-7 is a passage that is important to both the Jewish and Christian faiths due to the clear Messianic implications that it contains. The first two verses are especially familiar to the Christian community due to its quotation by Jesus in Luke 4:18-19 as one of only three direct quotes of the Old Testament made by Jesus in Luke’s Gospel. Isaiah 61:1-7 prophecies on Judah’s upcoming destruction, exile, and ultimate Messianic deliverance, containing references to both the near and distant future; all of these conditions must be considered when approaching this passage in order to arrive at an accurate …
Jewish Liberation Theology: A Post-Holocaust Exegesis Of Humankind’S Last Words To God, Jacob Bessen
Jewish Liberation Theology: A Post-Holocaust Exegesis Of Humankind’S Last Words To God, Jacob Bessen
Gateway Prize for Excellent Writing
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God Is His Own Interpreter, And He Will Make It Plain, Barry D. Fike
God Is His Own Interpreter, And He Will Make It Plain, Barry D. Fike
Barry D. Fike
Religion, in its mystical, emotional or practical expression is, to me at any rate, of little value if divorced from intellectual integrity. I think that the reason “many believers” are so repulsive is that they don’t really have faith but a kind of false security. They operate by the slide rule, and the Church for them is not the body of Christ but the poor man’s insurance system. It’s never hard for them to believe because actually they never think about it. Unfortunately the reality is simply that it is not easy to get vast masses of men to think …