Sebagian besar ajaran Jesus disampaikan sebagai perumpamaan. “Ia tidak berbicara kepada mereka selain dalam perumpamaan.” (Mk 4, 34) Bila menceritakan perumpamaan, Jesus mengambil contoh kehidupan sehari-hari di Galilea, dari hidup berumahtangga, pertanian, niaga dan lingkungan istana. Kadang Jesus memperkenalkan tiga tokoh dan puncaknya adalah yang ketiga (imam, levit dan orang …
This study shows that the common view of 1 Corinthians as mainly about "ethics" and therefore of little importance for "theology" needs correcting. Many other studies of the letter focus mainly on the details of the Corinthian situation and the moral teachings Paul conveyed to his congregation. While not ignoring these, Furnish's primary aim is to explore and clarify the theological orientation…
Paul's Letter to the Galatians is one of the fiercest and most polemical writings in the Bible. That is what makes it, for the author of this study, such an exciting document to deal with. It emerges from the early days of a vigorous new movement (Christianity), when basic principles were first being formulated, and when the whole character of the movement was at stake. In the pages of Galatian…
Wanita dalam Perjanjian Lama tidak memelihara harapan muluk. Mereka berharap bisa menjadi hamil dan melahirkan anak untuk melanjutkan hidup keluarga. Masyarakat bercorak patriakal. Walaupun Kitab Kejadian mencatat, bahwa Allah menciptakan pria dan wanita sederajat dan sebagai citraNya sendiri, namun kenyataan lain. Gadis dan isteri milik ayah atau suami, mirip kepunyaan lain seperti budak dan b…
Tom Wright's eye-opening comments on the gospel and what it might mean for us are combined, passage by passage, with his new translation of the Bible text. Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Wright captures the immediacy of Matthew's gospel in a way few writers have.
The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widel…