Paul identifies himself as an apostle, a term meaning "one who is sent." His apostleship is not self-appointed but is by the will of God, emphasizing divine authority and calling. This aligns with his conversion and commission on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-19). Paul's role as ...
Peter identifies himself and rather than opening the door Rhoda, in her excitement, runs to the others, excitedly telling them Peter is there.Their prayers interrupted they remind her Peter's in prison; though some of them suggest it's Peter's angel, whatever they mean by that. Though why...
He loved Paul of Tarsus, liked St John, hated St James as much as he dared, and regarded with mixed feelings Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. View in context His topics include Paul of Tarsus: thinker of the conjuncture, Alexandre Mather on on militant reason and the intellectual love of God...
these individuals felt that they were superior to the ignorant masses, perceiving themselves as having the right to rule over them. If you want to get to heaven, if you want to have salvation, then you do what I say, or else. Notice how the truth then becomes subordinated to authority...
He identifies himself as a servant of the gospel.2. ColossaeAn ancient city in Asia Minor, where the recipients of this letter lived. It was a place influenced by various religious and philosophical ideas.3. The GospelThe good news of Jesus Christ, which Paul emphasizes as the foundation of...
but this time as the major thinker of a messianic politics, athinking with which Agamben identifies his own work.While in his reading of Paul Agamben occasionally refers to moderntheologians such as Barth and Moltmann, as well as modern biblicalscholars, the most important intellectual context wit...
A plaque depicted over the sitter’s head identifies him as a person and states his age. He is holding a letter he had received from his brother, written in Middle Low German. Holbein’s next portrait was probably that of Hans of Antwerp, dated 26 July 1532. This sitter resided in ...
South Asia’s Weak Statesmakes an admirable contribution. It diagnoses South Asia’s problems through a strong set of conceptual and historical studies. The conclusion by Paul and Theodore McLauchlin identifies the key question as scholars and policymakers seek a cure: How can vicious cycles of ...
She was, by her submissive nature, more susceptable to temptation (lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, pride of life – Gen 3:6 which John identifies – 1 John 2:16). Peter (speaking of course to the poor Jerusalem saints of fading remnant Israel) refers to her as the weaker ...
Holmes identifies the Germanic man as the spy Daxer. After consulting with Mycroft, Holmes takes Watson to Dungeness to keep watch on the Dundas house. After fire breaks out at the house, they proceed to the Old Lighthouse to face their foe and avert a tragedy. "The Hooded Man" (2007)...