Readers invariably discover the biblical text as a place of surprising encounter with the untamable Goddoi:10.1177/002096430005400402CarrD.Interpretation A Journal of Bible & TheologyUntamable Text of an Untamable God: Genesis and Rethinking the Character of Scripture," Interpretation 54 (2000): 347-...
Faithful are the wounds of a friend: but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.GOD'S WORD® TranslationWounds made by a friend are intended to help, but an enemy's kisses are too much to bear. Good News TranslationFriends mean well, even when they hurt you. But when an enemy puts ...
” will be a glorious day when Jesus comes out of Heaven to Earth, in the air above the clouds to receive His Church to be in Heaven with Him. This future one and only complete and great gathering of the Church saints by Christ is known in Scripture as the Rapture...
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”New American Standard BibleThen God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an ...
Sandmel’s classic caution notwithstanding14, it is widely agreed that Luke makes extensive use of Scripture to undergird his rhetorical aims15 as others do across the New Testament16. Although the use of the literary-critical term “intertextuality” in biblical studies from the late 1980s17 ...
Quran 4: 47: “Oh, you to whom the Scripture was given! Believe in what We have revealed to you about ‘Alī as a shining light (instead of: “confirming what you already had”).” Quran 4: 63: “God knows what is in their hearts; depart from them, for the Word of Woe is int...
history,myth, and parable. The commentator’s task is to penetrate theallegory, to perceive within the material body of Scripture its soul and spirit, to discover itsexistentialreference for the individual Christian. Correctexegesis(critical interpretation) is the gift of grace to those spiritually ...
This monopoly of violence known as The United States government is the enemy of God and humanity. But you resist abolishing the U.S. government and allowing anarcho-capitalism to thrive because you believe "government" is good. Even though America's Founders -- who abolished their own governmen...
摘要: Rowlandson is eventually brought out of her desolate "wilderness," but while she suffers through it she relies on strength from God above rather than her own might. Rowlandson's Bible is her most commonly-used source for support and encouragement. The passages...
The concept of sin building upon sin is echoed throughout scripture, emphasizing the need for repentance and return to God. Persons / Places / Events1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through the prophet Isaiah.2. Obstinate ChildrenRefers to the people of Judah...