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MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - PUTTING the CART before the HORSE
MARK THE PEOPLE’S BIBLE COMMENTARY - PUTTING the CART before the HORSE
by BRF - Dick France
PUTTING the CART before the HORSE MARK 7: 9-13 ‘Making void the word of God’ The unexpected accusation which Jesus has launched against the scribes in verse 8 is repeated in different words twice more, in verses 9 and 13…
THE AWESOME JOURNEY - 1 Where are you?
THE AWESOME JOURNEY - 1 Where are you?
by SPCK - David Adam
1 Where are you? THE AWESOME JOURNEY Life’s Pilgrimage Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar: Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of gl…
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - Preface
THE NEW TESTAMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD - Preface
by SPCK - N T Wright
PREFACE For some years I tried to write two books side by side: one about Paul and his theology, the other about Jesus within his historical context. It gradually dawned on me that the two belonged together more closely than I had realized. Both were concerned with the historical…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 12 Christian Unity (continued)
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 12 Christian Unity (continued)
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
The Cross and Christian Unity Christian Unity (continued) The sweeping nature of what Paul is saying takes the reader’s breath away. In cameo 3 Paul includes the full list that appeared in 1:12. Paul, Apollos, Cephas and Christ are mentioned. But here in cameo 3 being “of Paul” o…
How God Became King - 10e Temple, Kingdom and Cross
How God Became King - 10e Temple, Kingdom and Cross
by SPCK - N T Wright
Temple, Kingdom and Cross One particular symbol stood high above all others in first-century Palestinian Judaism. Indeed, it stood proudly upon a hill, where it could not be hidden. The Temple in Jerusalem was not simply a ‘religious’ building in our modern sense or even in the s…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Canaanite Mother
The Women's Bible Commentary - Canaanite Mother
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Canaanite Mother During his ministry, Jesus limits his mission and message to the house of Israel (see 10:5b–6). Nevertheless, he does perform healings for two Gentiles: the Canaanite woman of 15:21–28 and the centurion of 8:5–13…
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Parent’s Preferential Love for Jacob
The Women's Bible Commentary - The Parent’s Preferential Love for Jacob
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Parent’s Preferential Love for Jacob The book of Malachi opens with the words “I have loved you.” However, this love is cast as a parent’s preference for one son at the expense of another: Jacob is loved, while Esau is an object of hatred…
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - Christmas - No Way Assembly
Numbers in the Bible Assembly Collection - Christmas - No Way Assembly
by Christian Assembly Team
Numbers Assembly – No Way Christmas (0) Bible ref: Matthew 1 to 2:1-12 This assembly would usually be used at or close to Christmas... Story NO WAY! said Mary when the angel told her she was going to have a baby. “I can’t be pregnant because I’m not married yet.” But when the ang…
Psalm 106