This book takes a narrative-critical approach to the meaning and function of debate in the Gospel of Mary. The debate scene in the Gospel of Mary has been interpreted with the assumed framework of the Gnostic-orthodox con?ict and feminist biblical studies’ particular interest in the gender issue. When approached narrative-critically, the portrayal of the debate is fundamentally concerned with the narrative’s rhetoric of persuasion. The function ...
Poetry and story can tell the deepest truths about who we are as human beings. In Living the Story, Joe Cassidy explores how Ignatian spirituality can help us discover the power of story in the scriptures. ...
The 2010s saw an introduction of legislative acts about religion, sexuality, and culture in Russia, which caused an uproar of protests. They politicized areas of life commonly perceived as private and expected to be free of the state's control. As a result, political activism and radical grassroots movements engaged many Russians in controversies about religion and culture and polarized popular opinion in the capitals and regions alike. < ...
Menschen, auch Christen, erleben oft beides: Zeiten der Einsamkeit, der Verzweiflung, der Todesangst. Aber auch Zeiten der Hoffnung, der Rettung und der Freude. Wie im Zeitraffer lasst der Autor geschichtstrachtige Jahre vor der Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands Revue passieren: was Menschen, die sich der kommunistischen Diktatur nicht beugen wollten, erleiden mussten und wie Gott durch sein Wort in wunderbarer Weise getrostet, ermutigt, geholfen u ...
Gott hat in seiner Weisheit Mann und Frau verschieden geschaffen und begabt sowie mit unterschiedlichen Aufgaben betraut. Nur dort findet der Mensch zur Erfullung seines Lebens, wo er sich in den vom Schopfer vorgegebenen Bahnen bewegt. Diese Bahnen gilt es in einer orientierungslos gewordenen Zeit wieder neu aufzuzeigen, und zwar nicht nur gesamtgesellschaftlich, sondern auch und gerade im Blick auf die Gemeinde Jesu Christi. Denn auch hier hab ...
The New Covenant & New Testament – The Book of Psalms & The Book of Daniel – 29th Special Edition – Part 4/4. The objective of “The Sacred Scriptures” by John Biermanski, 29th edition – “Special Edition,” also written in German, is to revoke all falsifications in today's Bibles known so far (the New Testament), and to restore the original state of the verses as far as possible. In the present work, you will find the holy and true na ...
Is heaven a place, somewhere we go? Is it a future goal, attainable only after this life ends? Pastor and educator Dr. Terrell Carter looks at this issue with a pastor’s heart and a scholars precision, looking at what the Bible teaches us and how this might relate to how we live, act, and worship today. In the process, he introduces readers to such theological terms as Kingdom of Heaven and Kingdom of God. Why a kingdom? Read this book to fin ...
