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The Presentation in the Temple (Luke 2:21–24): An Intertextual Reading in a Communicative Approach
The Biblical AnnalsThe presentation in the Temple (Luke 2:21–24) is a key text for understanding Jesus’ infancy. Through a rich intertextual dialogue, which includes the first two textual quotations from Luke, the importance of the Law of Moses in understanding the ...
Isaac Moreno Sanz
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The Ethics of Authoritarianism in Christian Perspective
Dialog, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 76-83, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT We look here at the characteristics of authoritarian government in the context of constitutional democracies and argue that its operative ethical system in public policy is egoism, with its supporters constituting a collective ego complicit in the undemocratic and Machiavellian practices used to sustain power and the authority of leadership to
James M. Childs
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Journal of Moral Theology, 2021 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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Faith Seeking Prompting: Reimagining Theological Education in the Era of Generative AI
Teaching Theology &Religion, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 61-68, June 2026.ABSTRACT By juxtaposing Gutenberg's invention of movable type with today's generative‐AI “Gutenberg moment,” this article reimagines theological education in the age of AI. It surveys pioneering implementations of AI in theological education, most notably at Acadia Divinity College, and highlights a growing landscape of AI‐driven courses, chatbots, and
Jordan Zhixi Wang
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In die Skriflig, 2008 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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Jesus - Kind van God, Vaderloos in Galilea
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2001 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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Luke’s parables and the purpose of Luke’s Gospel
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2002 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
Warszawskie Studia TeologiczneLuke 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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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2006 Genre and plot oriented exegesis of Gospel material: Introducing narrative criticism This contribution to methodology and hermeneutics, consisting of two articles, aim to argue for combining historical criticism and narrative criticism. The first article
Andries G. Van Aarde
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Household and meals versus the Temple purity system: Patterns of replication in Luke-Acts
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1991 In Luke-Acts the social codes and concepts associated with food and meals replicate and support the contrasting social codes, interests, and ideologies associated with the Jerusalem Temple, on the one hand, and the Christian household, on the other.
J. H. Elliott
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