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Idolatry, circumscription and possibility: a homily. (Religion).
OUR THREE READINGS, this evening, have been Genesis 41:14-40, Galatians 2:9-21 and Luke 24:13-32. Why these three readings, in particular? What is their common theme? Consider that, in the first, Pharaoh has a dream, which neither he nor his counsellors can interpret. Joseph, a prisoner in Pharaoh's dungeons, of whom it is testified that he had skill in interpreting dreams, is brought forth to offer his interpretation. So powerful is his interpretation of Pharaoh's dream that Joseph is made prime minister of the land of Egypt at the age of thirty, on the grounds that there is, in Pharaoh's judgment, none other so discreet and wise as he. The first reading, then, at its ...
- On intercultural hermeneutics. (World Council of Churches report)
- Magazine article from: International Review of Mission April 1, 1996 700+ words
...lives of its hearers. This was Jesus' message in his inaugural...apostolic faith as a whole. At the simplest level, the Christian understanding...death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, witnessed by the apostles...this central gospel story of Jesus is the decisive point within...
- THE MASTERBLASTER V THE SEHURST SLUGGER; reports The bearded wonder was the...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) August 11, 2006 700+ words
...scathing about the lack of support he received. He said: "Even Jesus Christ suffered only one Pontius Pilate - I had a whole team...In his newspaper column this year, Jordan wrote: "On the simplest level, Birmingham's three owners - the Gold brothers and David...
- Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography.
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Keck, Leander E. August 24, 1994 700+ words
The Historical Jesus" is back. For the third time, we are told. The resurgence of interest in the Jesus of history is evidenced not only by the...reflecting the conclusions of R. W. Funk's Jesus Seminar in which Borg and Crossan are active...
- Jesus' identity.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Bangert, Byron C. Maher, Dennis L. Gaventa, Beverly Roberts Hays, Richard B. December 16, 2008 700+ words
In their article "Which Jesus?" (Nov. 4), Beverly Roberts Gaventa...scholars and theologians in the Identity of Jesus Project as a "scholarly consensus...parameters on their conclusions, as the Jesus they identify conforms to what they regard...
- Jesus: the prequel.("Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt")(Book review)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Jones, Beth Felker February 21, 2006 700+ words
...her writing energies to the subject of Jesus. I couldn't help being intrigued. Perhaps...the horror of death, after all, that Jesus came to overcome. And it's in the very human physicality of Jesus, in all that is sacrament and sacramental...
- Jesus, A Jewish Galilean: A New Reading of the Jesus-Story.(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Biblical Theology Bulletin Oakman, Douglas E. March 22, 2006 700+ words
Jesus, A Jewish Galilean: A new Reading of the Jesus-Story. By Sean Freyne. London, UK: T&T Clark...24.95. This book is a welcome contribution to historical Jesus scholarship from one of the deans of contemporary Galilee...
- Leaving Jesus behind.(faith matters)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Volf, Miroslav November 29, 2005 700+ words
...met him and started talking to him about Jesus. The man was interested. Even those who...to hungry lions are often attracted to Jesus. After they had studied the Gospels for...weeks, the atheist's fascination with Jesus grew, but he was puzzled about his spiritual...
- Jesus the pray-er.(prayer life of the Lord)
- Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission Roth, S. John December 1, 2006 700+ words
...narrative characterization. (1) The Lucan Jesus is a pray-er. To be sure, all four biblical Gospels record Jesus in prayer, and in expansive prayer in...Yet Luke is singularly interested in Jesus' prayer life as an integral aspect of...
