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Prohibition of Remarriage Deuteronomy 24:1–4 prohibits a man from remarrying a woman whom he had divorced if she subsequently had married a second man, who has either divorced her or died…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - The Bride/The New Jerusalem

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

The Bride/The New Jerusalem The Bride is the most passive of female characters in the Apocalypse…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Church as a New Family

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

The Church as a New Family Punning on the nickname “Peter,” meaning “rock,” Matthew defines the community as an ekkl?sia (“church”), an institution apart from the temple or synagogue (16:13–20)…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - The Household Code

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

The Household Code The author believes that behaviour appropriate to the new life is communal in nature (3:12–15), constituted by Christian worship (3:16–17), and marked by the peace and harmony of the reconciled creation (3:14)…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - The Women of Thessalonica and Beroea, and Damaris of Athens

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

The Women of Thessalonica and Beroea, and Damaris of Athens As in Philippi, so also in Thessalonica, Beroea, and Athens, The Way faces resistance. However, in all three of these cities, Luke repeats a refrain: women of status and power from the cities join The Way…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Women in Ministry

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Women in Ministry In form, this part of the conclusion to Romans is largely conventional…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Wisdom Sayings

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Wisdom Sayings The comment that Wisdom (Gk. sophia) is “justified [or, “vindicated”] by her deeds” (11:19; cf. Luke 7:35) could, but need not, indicate leadership roles of women in Matthean churches…

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embodying mark - 5 Following the Beloved

by SPCK - meda a a stamper

5 Following the Beloved Now we reach the centre of our story where we leave behind the sea and the wilderness and take our first steps with Jesus and his disciples onto the way that will lead to Jerusalem…

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embodying mark - 2 Following the Teacher

by SPCK - meda a a stamper

2 Following the Teacher The teacher and the secret If someone were to ask us what springs to mind when we consider Jesus’ teaching, we might first think of Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount or Luke’s memorable parables of the prodigal son and the good Samaritan or John’s discourses o…

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glimpses of glory - The Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year C

by SPCK - David Adam

The Fourth Sunday of Lent Lord of all compassion, we return to you like children who had wandered away: We trust in your love, we rejoice in your mercy, we know you will accept us…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - The Rite of Initiation

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

The Rite of Initiation Paul’s terms for Jews and Gentiles, generally translated “the circumcised” and “the uncircumcised,” are literally “the circumcision” and “the uncircumcision.”…

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The Women's Bible Commentary - Tobit’s Piety, Plight, and Prayer

by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley

Tobit’s Piety, Plight, and Prayer The first section of the book is centred on Tobit and details both his piety and his suffering…

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embodying mark - 7 Following the King

by SPCK - meda a a stamper

7 Following the King Finally we come to the terrible death of the Son, betrayed, denied and deserted by his male followers; mocked by passers-by, who shake their heads and say ‘Aha’, and by the religious authorities, who have condemned him in a kangaroo court and handed him over …

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Jeremiah for everyone - Bad News or Good News?

by SPCK - John Goldingay

Bad News or Good News? It’s possible to be pretty gloomy about the future. Today’s news includes a white gunman killing six Sikh worshipers in a temple in Milwaukee, which other worshipers took as a hate crime reflecting the assumption that people dressed in Sikh fashion were Mus…

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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Creation and Numbers

by SPCK - John Goldingay

Creation and Numbers A skunk shuffled along the grass walkway beyond our patio in broad daylight the other day, which was odd because skunks are nocturnal creatures. They are beautiful but anxiety-making because of the extraordinary stink they can produce when they are threatened…

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Jeremiah for everyone - Criteria for Kingship

by SPCK - John Goldingay

Criteria for Kingship We’re in the midst of a U.S. presidential election, and the pollsters are reporting from day to day the electorate’s views on the candidates…

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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for Your Life?

by SPCK - John Goldingay

Does God Have a Wonderful Plan for Your Life? Students who would like to find their way into teaching sometimes ask how I came to be a professor, so as to make plans for their career trajectory. My answer is that I drifted into where I am now…

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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs for Everyone - For Lenten Thought

by SPCK - John Goldingay

For Lenten Thought It’s the third week in Lent, and we have the third of our Lent Study Groups this evening. The group is studying the Psalms, and I’ve been excited at the way people have been finding this a means of discovering new resources for their praying, as they have been …

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