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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship
Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected
open access locations. Latin is the language in which the New
Testament was copied, read, and studied for over a millennium. The
remains of the initial 'Old Latin' version preserve important
testimony for early forms of text and the way in which the Bible
was understood by the first translators. Successive revisions
resulted in a standard version subsequently known as the Vulgate
which, along with the creation of influential commentaries by
scholars such as Jerome and Augustine, shaped theology and exegesis
for many centuries. Latin gospel books and other New Testament
manuscripts illustrate the continuous tradition of Christian book
culture, from the late antique codices of Roman North Africa and
Italy to the glorious creations of Northumbrian scriptoria, the
pandects of the Carolingian era, eleventh-century Giant Bibles, and
the Paris Bibles associated with the rise of the university. In The
Latin New Testament, H.A.G. Houghton provides a comprehensive
introduction to the history and development of the Latin New
Testament. Drawing on major editions and recent advances in
scholarship, he offers a new synthesis which brings together
evidence from Christian authors and biblical manuscripts from
earliest times to the late Middle Ages. All manuscripts identified
as containing Old Latin evidence for the New Testament are
described in a catalogue, along with those featured in the two
principal modern editions of the Vulgate. A user's guide is
provided for these editions and the other key scholarly tools for
studying the Latin New Testament.
Guilt by Association explores the creation, publication, and
circulation of heresy catalogues by second- and early third-century
Christians. Polemicists made use of these religious blacklists,
which include the names of heretical teachers along with summaries
of their unsavory doctrines and nefarious misdeeds, in order to
discredit opponents and advocate their expulsion from the
"authentic" Christianity community.
The heresy catalogue proved to be an especially effective literary
technology in struggles for religious authority and legitimacy
because it not only recast rival teachers as menacing adversaries,
but also reinforced such characterizations by organizing otherwise
unaffiliated teachers into coherent intellectual, social, and
scholastic communities that are established and sustained by
demonic powers.
This study focuses especially on the earliest Christian heresy
catalogues, those found within the works of Justin, Irenaeus,
Hegesippus, and the authors the Testimony of Truth and the
Tripartite Tractate. By focusing upon the heresy catalogue, Guilt
by Association not only accounts for the emergence of the Christian
heresiological tradition; it also sheds new light upon the
socio-rhetorical aims of the Pastoral Epistles, the circulation of
early Christian literature, the emergence of a distinct Christian
identity, and the origins of Gnosticism.
Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I., was a model pastor and a heroic disciple of Christ. A native Chicagoan, he was told as a young man that he would never be a priest in Chicago because of a physical disability resulting from polio. He went on to be ordained a priest with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1963. He was appointed as Archbishop of Chicago in 1997, created a cardinal in 1998, and served in Chicago until 2014, just months before his death at the age of 78.
Cardinal George's many gifts — including his superior intellect — made him a pivotal player in Church affairs nationally and internationally. He governed during difficult and challenging times, yet he always attempted to lead with the heart of Christ, living out his episcopal motto, "To Christ be glory in the Church."
A man of pastoral availability, Cardinal George poured out his life in service to Christ and the Church, always attentive to the poor and those on the margins. Universally admired for his pursuit and proclamation of the truth, and his personal witness to the Gospel, Cardinal George remains a model for discipleship and leadership. By the time of his death in 2015, Cardinal George was regarded as one of the most respected bishops in American Catholic history. His fascinating and inspiring story reminds us that God's ways are always better than our own.
Throughout church history, the book of Psalms has enjoyed wider use
and acclaim than almost any other book of the Bible. Early
Christians extolled it for its fullness of Christian doctrine,
monks memorized and recited it daily, lay people have prayed its
words as their own, and churches have sung from it as their premier
hymn book. While the past half century has seen an extraordinary
resurgence of interest in the thought of American theologian
Jonathan Edwards, including his writings on the Bible, no scholar
has yet explored his meditations on the Psalms. David P. Barshinger
addresses this gap by providing a close study of his engagement
with one of the Bibles most revered books. From his youth to the
final days of his presidency at the College of New Jersey, Edwards
was a devout student of Scriptureas more than 1,200 extant sermons,
theological treatises, and thousands of personal manuscript pages
devoted to biblical reflection bear witness. Using some of his
writings that have previously received little to no attention,
Jonathan Edwards and the Psalms offers insights on his theological
engagement with the Psalms in the context of interpretation,
worship, and preaching. Barshinger shows that he appropriated the
history of redemption as an organizing theological framework within
which to engage the Psalms specifically, and the Bible as a whole.
This original study greatly advances Edwards scholarship, shedding
new and welcome light on the theologians relationship to Scripture.
"What an amazing and intriguing novel!" Can a cynical, nonconformist, dry-goods salesman, a disgruntled blacksmith, and a musing mendicant all find true fulfillment in ancient Palestine? And at what cost? Find out in this intriguing 2020 Readers Favorites award winner.
The nonconformist, Manaheem, Herod's truth-seeking foster brother, is hired by Herod Antipas to foment an insurrection against Pontius Pilate, whom Herod fears.
Manaheem, in turn, recruits the disgruntled blacksmith, Barabbas, to lead the insurrection - much to the dismay of Barabbas's Godly but fearful wife.
Imagine Pontius Pilate as a weak ruler, whose wife pushes him to take over Herod's territory.
Imagine a young pensive mendicant, who joins with an older beggar unsympathetic to his younger partner's musings.
Meanwhile, Manaheem reunites with his former wife, Claressa. Then, in need of money, after much soul searching, tries to blackmail Herod, losing Claressa in the process. Will he win her back?
Barabbas turns to robbery, enlisting the aid of the two beggars.
Timotheus, the younger beggar almost turns back
Does redemption lie ahead, and at what cost to those who find it? Find out in this incredible tale filled with conflict, suspicion, and treachery.
A fun, concise and attractive introduction to a fascinating and
challenging subject. This is the ideal book for secondary school
students and undergraduate students coming to theology for the
first time, or indeed for anyone who just doesn't know where to
start. The book examines key thinkers from the New Testament to
Feminist Theology. It starts by considering some of the authors of
New Testament writings and then focuses on representatives of the
western tradition of theological speculation. Nearly half the work
concentrates on 20th century thinkers and problems. It puts them in
their historical, social and cultural settings, emphasizing that
theology is as much a reflection on the world we live in as it is
on God. Technical terms are explained in simple language throughout
the text. This makes the book an ideal reference tool for a clear
first overview of theology.
How the Light Gets In: Ethical Life I presents a systematic account
of the teachings of the Christian faith to offer a vision, from a
human, created, and limited perspective, of the ways all things
might be understood from the divine perspective. It explores how
Christian doctrine is lived, and the way in which beliefs are not
simply cognitive sets of ideas but embodied cultural practices.
Christians learn how to understand the contents of their faith,
learn the language of the faith, through engagements that are
simultaneously somatic, affective, imaginative, and intellectual.
In the first of four volumes, Graham Ward examines the complex
levels of these engagements through three historical developments
in the systematic organization of doctrine: the Creeds, the Summa,
and Protestant dogmatics. He outlines a methodology for exploring
and practicing systematic theology that captures how the faith is
lived in cultural, social, and embodied engagements. Ward then
unpicks several fundamental theological concepts and how they are
to be understood from the point of view of an engaged systematics:
truth, revelation, judgement, discernment, proclamation, faith
seeking understanding, and believing as it relates to and grounds
the possibilities for faith. This groundbreaking work offers an
interdisciplinary investigation through poetry, art, film, the
Bible and theological discourse, analysing the human condition and
theology as the deep dream for salvation. The final part relates
theology as a lived and ongoing pedagogy concerned with individual
and corporate formation to biological life, social life, and life
in Christ. Here an approach to living theologically is sketched
that is the primary focus for all four volumes: ethical life.
The writers of the Bible speak to us with their words, and the Bible's characters speak to us with their lives. Their powerful examples reveal the spiritual inspiration and brilliant insight the human writers and the divine Writer intended. Times, cultures, traditions, and societal values may change from century to century, but human nature does not.
We value people whose words and actions reflect their true thoughts and intentions. People of integrity purposely integrate their own thoughts, words, and behaviors. They work at making their own hearts and minds, thoughts and ideas consistent with the godly character portrayed in Scripture.
These twenty-five Bible personalities in Choose Your Character cultivate a desire to deepen the commitment to live a life of unfailing integrity. Their examples teach us how to increase our personal satisfaction and effectiveness while strengthening our ability to influence others.
Paid in Full, a riveting account of Jesus' final hours, takes you
on a journey that does just that. It powerfully explains the
significance--for every person ever born--of each step Jesus
willingly took along the way of His suffering, His death, and His
resurrection. Noted Bible teacher Rick Renner draws a brilliant
backdrop to the passion of Jesus Christ, interjecting fresh
insights into the human and divine drama that took place in
Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago.
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