This highly original commentary, part of the New International Commentary, is unique for the way it combines concerns with first-century culture in the Roman world with understanding the text of Luke as a wholistic, historical narrative.
The dominant position of science in our culture has ended. In our postmodern world, belief that science will provide the answer to our problems and that progress is inevitable has been shaken, if not toppled. Optimism has been replaced by realism, creating a milieu for the development of intelligent Christian belief. Participating in the Trinity Institute's conference on "The Church in a Postmo…
Fr. Cassidy studies Jesus vis-à-vis the socio-political aspects of life. He feels Luke chose & arranged his materials to show Jesus' attitude toward poverty, sickness, women & pagans. According to Luke Jesus called for service & humility as the basis to social relationships, rejecting violence as a response to oppression & injustice, yet teaching & acting assertively. He examines the way…
Luke for Everyone (with Mark for Everyone) starts this exciting new series. Tom Wright's translation brings to life the immediacy and drama of Luke's gospel. His comments on each section, which include a wealth of information and background detail, provide real insights for our understanding of the story of Jesus and its implications for the reader. His clear style is accessible to new readers …
This volume investigates the respective theologies of the Letters to the Colossians and the Ephesians, and in so doing provides an accessible introduction to the themes and significance of these New Testament books. A. J. M. Wedderburn examines the background to Colossians, and considers both its readers' situation and that of its author. He asks whether the proponents of the teaching against w…