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Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
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The Life of Jesus According to Paul
It is widely accepted in modern biblical scholarship that Paul has little interest in the historical Jesus because he rarely refers to the events of Jesus’ life.
Viktor KALASHNIKOV
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The Quiddity of the Anfosi Exegesis of the Holy Quran [PDF]
The gnostic (irfani) exegesis of the holy Quran is a type of the exegeses in ijtehadi method which has different types, itself. Anfosi (inward) exegesis with the gnostic method interprets the divine verses which in the trend of human perfection after ...
Akram Husseinzadeh, Muhammad Sharifi
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Testimonial for Christ? A Theology of Witness in the Face of Testimonial Studies
Abstract As a contemporary mode of discourse and basic concept of Christian existence, the concept of witnessing, at the interface of public theology and testimonial studies, is examined with regard to its epistemic dimension: What implications does witnessing as knowledge practice have for theology? To this end, the paper outlines the understanding of
Frederike van Oorschot
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Islam encourages women to achieve the highest intellectual and spiritual abilities and does not prioritize men over women. The early generation of Islam, known as the Ṣaḥabiyyah (companions of the Prophet), played a significant role in narrating hadith ...
Arif Friyadi +4 more
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An Application of Discourse Analysis Methodology in the Exegesis of John 17 [PDF]
This study applies discourse analysis methodology to the study of the seventeenth chapter of John. Instead of adopting the typical three-fold division of Jesus\u27 prayer based upon the three referents (Jesus, the immediate disciples, and future ...
Hudgins, Thomas W
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John Chrysostom, rhetoric and Galatians [PDF]
This paper examines the influence of contemporary rhetoric on John Chrysostom’s commentary on Galatians (with some reference to other exegetical works). Because ancient rhetoric developed over time, the primary points of reference are works on rhetorical
Heath, M.
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Doctrine, Narrative and the Formation of Christian Identity: A Conversation with Alister McGrath
Abstract This article offers a critical and appreciative response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine, exploring the formation of doctrine as a dynamic communal process rooted in Scripture, liturgy and historical context. It highlights McGrath’s analogy between doctrinal development and scientific method, emphasising the search for a ...
Frances Margaret Young
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Thinking the World: Gregory of Nyssa on the Definitive Calling of Humanity
Abstract In this response essay to John Behr’s Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God, Rowan Williams highlights Gregory’s exposition of the complex account of nous and its meaning in relation to sensory embodiment. Nous, in Gregory’s treatise, is the presence of unified divine activity in the diversity of creation.
Rowan Williams
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Reading Joyce in and out of the Archive [PDF]
This essay contains a critical overview of responses to the 'scholarship' (by which is meant the study of the manuscripts and notebooks, the writing of biographical, the editing of his texts, the amalgamation of annotations, etc.) as opposed to ...
Van Mierlo, Wim
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