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Mere Apologetics - 8 Questions about Faith
Mere Apologetics - 8 Questions about Faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Questions about Faith Apologetics is about communicating the joy, coherence, and relevance of the Christian faith on the one hand, and dealing with anxieties, difficulties, and concerns about that faith on the other. This has always been the case, from the time of the New Testame…
Mere Apologetics - 8d Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies
Mere Apologetics - 8d Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Working the Angles: Applying the Case Studies In the previous two sections of this chapter we have explored some themes relating to two classic questions of Christian apologetics and identified some components of answers to two important anxieties about faith. But apologetics is …
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 1 Introduction
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - 1 Introduction
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter One Introduction The land of Israel is a small country. You can walk its length, north to south, in a few days, and from its central mountains you can see its lateral boundaries, the sea to the west and the river to the east…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Be Strong and Resolute!
The Women's Bible Commentary - Be Strong and Resolute!
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Be Strong and Resolute! That the reader enters a particular ideological and theological world in Joshua is evident from the first verses of chapter 1 (1:6–9), which introduce the voice of the Deuteronomistic editor…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Construction of the Sanctuary and Priesthood
The Women's Bible Commentary - Construction of the Sanctuary and Priesthood
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Construction of the Sanctuary and Priesthood After the golden calf incident, the Israelites begin construction of the tabernacle as God has instructed. Women have multiple roles in these final chapters…
The Women's Bible Commentary - First Movement: Returnees Build the Altar
The Women's Bible Commentary - First Movement: Returnees Build the Altar
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
First Movement: Returnees Build the Altar The first section describes the return from Babylon of a large contingent of exiled Judahites (or Jews). Upon their arrival, the Judahites build an altar and resume proper worship…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Family and Civil Laws
The Women's Bible Commentary - Family and Civil Laws
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Family and Civil Laws The family laws of Deuteronomy 21–26 contain the greatest number of explicit references to women. Not surprisingly, they have garnered much attention from womanist and feminist Deuteronomic scholars…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Introduction of Speaker and Themes