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Membangun Nisbah Kehidupan Rumah Tangga: Tafsir Kolose 3:18-4:1
Household codes are often characterized by a patriarchal pattern that allows hierarchical relations between husband-wife and parent-child, including in terms of work. The hierarchy creates a condition of ordinationsubordination, which suggests that there
Firman Panjaitan
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Modern civilization with its industrialization has brought many changes to Christian family life, where modernization also means a shift from an agrarian society to an industrial society. This development brings about changes that have a direct impact on
Handry David Rumimpunu +2 more
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The Meaning of Χειρόγραφον in Colossians 2:14 Revisited
In this article we explore the uses of χειρόγραφον in ancient papyri and ostraca and conclude that χειρόγραφον does not refer to a debt certificate, contrary to scholars’ consensus (except for Peter Arzt-Grabner). Instead, χειρόγραφον was used to express
Kyu Seop Kim
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VICTIMS OF COMPROMISE: WOMEN AND THE HOUSEHOLD CODES – COLOSSIANS 3:18-4:1 AND EPHESIANS 5:21-33
This essay gives a brief overview of the authorship debate of Colossians and Ephesians, and argues that the letters, authored mainly by his co-workers, were written as an attempt to compromise between Paul’s controversial views and the congregations of ...
J. G. Tönsing
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Abstract This article examines the doctrine of Christ’s two states of humiliation and exaltation in Herman Bavinck’s and John Calvin’s thought, with the aim of illuminating Bavinck’s use of Calvin. The article begins by exploring Calvin’s use of the two states and argues that his treatment of Christ’s descent into hell is an important though ...
Sarah Killam Crosby
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Kosmiese mag in Pseudo-Aristoteles, De mundo, en die Nuwe Testament
Cosmic power in Pseudo-Aristotle, De mundo, and the New Testament. In order to locate the cosmological views underlying the writings of Paul and other New Testament (NT) authors within their historical contexts it is necessary to compare them with other ...
Johan C. Thom
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This paper aims to find the practical theological meaning contained in Colossians 3:1-3 regarding "set your minds on things above" which can be applied in the life of every believer.
Paulus Kunto Baskoro +1 more
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“That We May Love the As Yet Unknown God”: The Meaning of Analogy in Augustine’s De Trinitate
Abstract Recent interest in the idea of analogy and the analogy of being, along with the apparent invocation of Augustine’s De Trinitate in the definition of Lateran IV, calls for a renewed investigation into the idea of analogy in the aforementioned text. Methodologically, “analogy” in De Trin. names a form of discourse which attempts to see the truth
Samuel J. Korb
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Vilifikasie: ’n Nuwe kyk op die bedreiging in Kolossense
Vilification: A new approach to the threat in Colossians An overview of research reveals that the quest to identify the opponents in Colossians appears to be a dominant research theme. However, despite this fact, there is still no general consensus about
Jaco Boonzaaier
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Playing God With Animals? The Meaning of Animals in a More Than Human World
ABSTRACT Unprecedented human power over the lives and welfare of trillions of animals calls for existential, ethical, and theological reflection. This article examines and discusses how the relationship between humans and non‐human animals can be understood in a Christian context.
Emil Børty Nielsen
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