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Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Clean Hands and a Pure Heart
Mark The Peoples' Bible Commentary - Clean Hands and a Pure Heart
by BRF - Dick France
Clean Hands and a Pure Heart We now return to the issue which sparked off this sharp dialogue, that of purity. Jesus declares his position by means of a ‘parable’ (which means here an epigram or a puzzling saying needing interpretation— see our study of chapter 4), which, followi…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful?
The Women's Bible Commentary - Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful?
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Macho-like Destruction or Peaceful? Two Introductions The book of Judges begins with two introductions that depict early life of the Israelites among the Canaanites. It presents both violent encounters with the local population and the cooperative sharing of the land, the latter …
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 16 Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 16 Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 16 John 6: 56-69 Gaze on Simon Peter. He is standing near to Jesus, and is spokesman yet again for the disciples. He is the first to speak, yet again perhaps too readily. Hear his exclamation: ‘To whom shall we go?’ Listen to his tone of voice. Is he dogmatic or pleading, …
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 7 Year B