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In this article, I argue that almsgiving is an important formative practice of repentance for the Christian disciple that leads the disciple to place one’s faith in God, to seek repentance for one’s sins, and subsequently disposes one to the reception of
James Stroud
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The Acts of Eadburg: drypoint additions to Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Selden Supra 30
In 1913, two drypoint additions were identified in Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Selden Supra 30 (SS30), an eighth‐century Southumbrian copy of the Acts of the Apostles. It was suggested that these additions, cut into the membrane of p. 47, were abbreviations of the Old English female name, Eadburg. Just over a century later, many more drypoint markings
Jessica Hendy‐Hodgkinson
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The Problem of Christ’s Acquired Knowledge
Abstract Thomas Aquinas is universally applauded for his “courage and perspicacity” in eventually admitting an acquired knowledge in Christ. According to this doctrine, Christ, through the experience of his senses, came to know what he previously did not know.
Joshua H. Lim
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Disruptive Repentance: Protesting in the Morning Service at Waitangi in 1983
In 1983 on Waitangi Day, nine Pākehā Christian protesters (including Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Baptist ministers) were arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour for interrupting the morning church service at Waitangi. In solidarity with Māori activists and wider protests, they sought to draw attention to the longstanding failure of the ...
Michael Mawson
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Jesus - Kind van God, Vaderloos in Galilea
This article consists of four sections. Firstly, it reflects on the public debate regarding Jesus' alleged illegitimacy. The article argues that illegitimacy here refers to fatherlessness. Secondly, Joseph is focused on.
A.G. van Aarde
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A Literary and Theological Exploration of the Temptation Account in the Gospel of Luke
This paper serves as an exegesis of the temptation account found in the Gospel of Luke. I provide a historical perspective of the interpretational shift regarding the identity of the devil and of what power he holds. Then I proceed to highlight the macro
Zoe Saulnier
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Reading Luke from the margins: ‘Dialectica Reconciliae’ and anti-imperial optics compared
This article presents a comparative theological analysis of two South African readings of the Gospel of Luke, each shaped by distinct socio-political contexts.
Kenosi Patson Motuku
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Images of a pastorate of narrative engagement in the Gospel of Luke with special reference to the story of Zacchaeus Important new developments have occurred during the last few decades within practical theology and in particular within pastoral ...
J. A. van den Berg, R. de Wet
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Luke’s parables and the purpose of Luke’s Gospel
Do the parables of Luke hold the key to an understanding of the overall purpose of Luke’s Gospel? This question is pursued by Greg W Forbes (2000) in a book entitled The God of Old: The role of the Lukan parables in the purpose of Luke’s Gospel. Although the Lukan parables address a variety of subjects of a diverse nature, there is one unifying factor
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Luke’s Divine Call of Jesus. Part One
Luke represents Jesus’ death as the martyrdom of a prophet. M. Dibelius has noted this in 1919. C.H. Talbert adds in 1982 that Jesus’ death “is not an atoning sacrifice.” Such an assessment of Jesus and his death, for the “Christ” who “atones for sins,”
Robert Lee Williams
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