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Author: Nicholas Thomas Wright
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780802803092
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWright's work on the Books of Colossians and Philemon constitutes a volume in the Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, a popular series designed to help the general Bible reader understand clearly what the text actually says and what it means, without undue reliance on scholarly technicalities.
Author: George W. Knight
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2013-10-23
Total Pages: 469
ISBN-13: 1467423165
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a thorough, full- scale English commentary on the Greek text of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. While author George W. Knight gives careful attention to the comments of previous interpreters of the text, both ancient and modern, his emphasis is on exegesis of the Greek text itself and on the flow of the argument in each of these three epistles. Besides providing a detailed look at the meanings and interrelationships of the Greek words as they appear in each context, Knight's commentary includes an introduction that treats at length the question of authorship (he argues for Pauline authorship and proposes, on the basis of stylistic features, that Luke might have been the amanuensis for the Pastoral Epistles), the historical background of these letters, and the personalities and circumstances of the recipients. Knight also provides two special excursuses: the first gathers together the information in the Pastorals and elsewhere in the New Testament on early church offices and leaders; the other excursus examines the motivations for conduct in Titus 2:1-10 with a view to their applicability to present-day situations.
Author: Jay Twomey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2020-05-26
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1119004683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on scholarly insights and a comprehensive array of texts from the entirety of Christian tradition, The Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries explores the rich legacy of the Pastorals as it has unfolded over the centuries. Explores the important role of the New Testament letters to Timothy and Titus, known collectively as the Pastoral Epistles, in the development of early Christianity Surveys the many theological, cultural, literary, political, and artistic uses of the Pastorals, and the broader influence these letters have had throughout the ages Considers the Pastorals’ complex influence on issues such as church structure and rites, the roles of women in Christian religious life, the authority of scripture, and the development of monastic orders Examines the many ways in which language and concepts from the Pastoral Epistles (such as “fight the good fight” and “the root of all evils”) have filtered into our cultural vernacular References the works of major theologians and interpreters from all periods, and places special emphasis on traditionally underrepresented interpreters
Author: Alastair Logan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-01-29
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 1474230431
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImportant essays on Gnosis and Gnosticism. Contributors include Rudolph, Pagels, Grant, and Barrett.
Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2015-03-20
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0830894896
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Colossians, Paul presents Christ as "the firstborn over all creation," and appeals to his readers to seek a maturity found only in Christ. In Philemon, Paul appeals to a fellow believer to receive a runaway slave in love and forgiveness. In this volume N. T. Wright offers comment on both of these important books.
Author: Clifton Judson Allen
Publisher:
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 408
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert McL Wilson
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2005-12-07
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780567044716
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New Testaments. The new commentaries continue this tradition. All new evidence now available is incorporated and new methods of study are applied. The authors are of the highest international standing. No attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one school of thought.
Author: Borght
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2007-03-31
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9047411579
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe awareness of the potential for abuse of religion has risen dramatically in the West since 9/11. We all seem to agree that the abuse of religion should be averted, and condemnation of the abuse of religion is almost universal. Bram van de Beek, systematic theologian at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has radicalised this discourse by claiming that religion should not be allied to any cause, not even to a good cause. He illustrates this by the way theology has been instrumentalized within the Reformed tradition in e.g. apologetic theology, liberation theology, theocraty, and pietism. His thesis provokes fervent discussions. Twelve prominent theologians react on issues such as public theology, evangelical activism, Christian life, the relevance of reasons for faith, the unity of the church, and contextualization of religion in various parts of the world. At stake is the assertion that precisely religion without ulterior motive is the best guarantee for relevant religion.
Author: Helen L. Parish
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1351950983
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is an examination of the debate over clerical marriage in Reformation polemic, and of its impact on the English clergy in the second half of the sixteenth century. Clerical celibacy was more than an abstract theological concept; it was a central image of mediaeval Catholicism which was shattered by the doctrinal iconoclasm of Protestant reformers. This study sets the debate over clerical marriage within the context of the key debates of the Reformation, offering insights into the nature of the reformers’ attempts to break with the Catholic past, and illustrating the relationship between English polemicists and their continental counterparts. The debate was not without practical consequences, and the author sets this study of polemical arguments alongside an analysis of the response of clergy in several English dioceses to the legalisation of clerical marriage in 1549. Conclusions are based upon the evidence of wills, visitation records, and the proceedings of the ecclesiastical courts. Despite the printed rhetoric, dogmatic certainties were often beyond the reach of the majority, and the author’s conclusions highlight the chasm which could exist between polemical ideal and practical reality during the turmoil of the Reformation.
Author: Clifton J. Allen
Publisher:
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780805411119
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