Download or read book Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor written by Terrance Callan and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor' is a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter. Using multiple interpretive perspectives and emphasising the pictorial dimensions of 2 Peter, Terrance Callan shows that the letter makes the following argument: since Jesus Christ has given his followers benefits, including the promise of sharing in divine nature, they need to make a proper return for these benefits by living virtuously; and this in turn will enable them to receive the fulfilment ofthe promise. The occasion of the letter is that Peter's death is near. He writes so the addressees can remember his teaching after his death. The author expounds this teaching because some people do not await the future fulfilment of Christ's promises and so do not emphasise the need for virtuous living.
Download or read book 2 Peter and the Apocalypse of Peter Towards a New Perspective written by Jörg Frey and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 2016 Radboud Prestige Lectures, published in this volume, Jörg Frey develops a new perspective on 2 Peter and the Apocalypse of Peter. The lectures are followed by eight essays that critically discuss and constructively develop Frey’s proposal.
Download or read book Enabling Fidelity to God written by Jason A. Whitlark and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary focus of this book is to demonstrate how Hebrews represents, in view of its historical and religious context, human fidelity to God. Thus, the basic thesis is twofold. First, with regard to the divine-human relationship in the ancient Mediterranean world, the belief in the reciprocity rationale was one primary dynamic for establishing fidelity to a relationship and has been applied by some scholars, such as David deSilva, to Hebrews as the way to understand its strategy for creating perseverance. A major problem with the application of this dynamic is that a common optimistic anthropological assumption is associated with the various reciprocity systems in the ancient world, both Jewish and pagan. This assumption is required if reciprocity is to be effective for establishing ongoing fidelity. Second, there was, however, a middle Judaic stream that can be traced from the period of the exile which held to a pessimistic anthropology. This anthropological assumption crippled the perceived success of reciprocity to secure fidelity. Thus, the solution to God's people's inability to remain faithful was an act of God that transformed the human condition and enabled faithfulness to the relationship. The argument of this book is that Hebrews, with its emphasis upon the inauguration of the new covenant by Jesus' high priestly ministry, belongs to this latter stream of thought in understanding how fidelity is secured between God and his people. Hebrews, thus, implicitly rejects the rationale of reciprocity for fidelity. The implications of this offers a fresh perspective on the soteriology of Hebrews.
Download or read book The New Jerusalem Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Journal of the Massachusetts Association of the New Jerusalem Church.
Download or read book Practicing Thankfulness written by Sam Crabtree and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2021-01-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians are called to be thankful. What we believe about God is evident in how we exhibit thankfulness for all he has done. In this book, pastor Sam Crabtree encourages us to express glad-hearted thankfulness for God's unending provision in all circumstances. Through the daily practices of expressing gratitude—saying "thank you" to a neighbor, serving others in practical ways, or simply thanking God for his many gifts—we recognize the absolute and total lordship of God and his sovereignty over all things.
Download or read book The Harmony of Divine Truth written by Seth Williston and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Milton s Paradise Lost written by John Andrew Himes and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of North Brookfield Massachusetts written by Josiah Howard Temple and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Genealogical Register of North Brookfield Families written by Charles Adams and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discourses Upon the Existence and Attributes of God written by Stephen Charnock and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Honor Patronage Kinship Purity written by David A. deSilva and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For contemporary Western readers, it can be easy to miss or misread cultural nuances in the New Testament. To hear the text correctly we must be attuned to its original context. As David deSilva demonstrates, keys to interpretation are found in paying attention to four essential cultural themes: honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity, kinship and family, and purity and pollution. Through our understanding of honor and shame in the Mediterranean world, we gain new appreciation for how early Christians sustained commitment to a distinctive Christian identity and practice. By examining the protocols of patronage and reciprocity, we grasp more firmly the connections between God’s grace and our response. In exploring kinship and household relations, we grasp more fully the ethos of the early Christian communities as a new family brought together by God. And by investigating the notions of purity and pollution along with their associated practices, we realize how the ancient map of society and the world was revised by the power of the gospel. This new edition is thoroughly revised and expanded with up-to-date scholarship. A milestone work in the study of New Testament cultural backgrounds, Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity offers a deeper appreciation of the New Testament, the gospel, and Christian discipleship.
Download or read book Sermons on Important Subjects written by Samuel Davies and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sermons on Important Subjects To which are Prefixed Memoirs and Character of the Author written by Samuel Davies and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Minutes of the Session of the Central Ohio Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God Dr William Beveridge Containing All His Sermons Edited by Timothy Gregory With a Preface Giving Some Account of the Author and His Writings by Isaac Kimber as Also Three Useful Tables Etc MS Notes written by William Beveridge and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
