Opening the Bible : essays / by Howard H. Charles ; edited by J. Robert Charles. [print]

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Charles, Howard H [Author]

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Charles, J. Robert

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TextPublication details: Elkhart, Indiana : Institute of Mennonite Studies ; (c)2005.; Scottdale, Pennsylvania : Co-published with Herald Press, (c)2005.Description: xiii, 289 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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9780936273372

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LOC classification:

BS511
BS511.C475.O646 2005

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Two testaments, one Bible -- The good news: What God has done -- The good news: What must I do? -- The good news: What difference does it make? -- Sin, the universal malady -- "In wrath remember mercy" -- Biblical perspectives on healing -- Let us praise God! -- Sex, marriage, and the Bible -- The quest for peace -- The new Jerusalem -- The creation story in wider perspective -- The creation of man and woman -- The Old Testament patriarchs -- The conquest and the problem of violence -- The prophetic concern for justice -- The Servant of the Lord: vision and sequel -- Jonah: What is the point? -- Reflections on the book of Esther -- Putting the New Testament together -- What is a gospel? -- The origin of Christmas -- The Gospel according to Luke -- The message of the Fourth Gospel -- Messiahship in a new key -- Jesus as a miracle worker -- The revolutionary Jesus -- Jesus and discipleship -- Jesus, the teacher among teachers -- Reflections on the parables of Jesus -- The Pharisees: saints or sinners? -- Jesus and the poor -- "Blessed are the peacemakers" -- The enigmatic Judas -- The crucifixion of Jesus -- Some thoughts about Good Friday -- The gospel of the resurrection -- What happened at Pentecost? -- Acts: the church in conflict -- James: from skeptic to martyr -- Paul, citizen of four worlds -- Paul and the way of love -- Spirit and Christian life in Paul's thought -- Spiritual gifts for mission -- The Lord's Supper -- The early church and the Roman state -- Romans, a Christian classic -- Is James "a right strawy epistle"? -- Can we understand the book of Revelation?

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These essays originally appeared as articles in Builder, an educational magazine for congregational leaders in Mennonite churches.--cf. pages xii.

How the Bible came to us -- Two testaments, one Bible -- The good news: What God has done -- The good news: What must I do? -- The good news: What difference does it make? -- Sin, the universal malady -- "In wrath remember mercy" -- Biblical perspectives on healing -- Let us praise God! -- Sex, marriage, and the Bible -- The quest for peace -- The new Jerusalem -- The creation story in wider perspective -- The creation of man and woman -- The Old Testament patriarchs -- The conquest and the problem of violence -- The prophetic concern for justice -- The Servant of the Lord: vision and sequel -- Jonah: What is the point? -- Reflections on the book of Esther -- Putting the New Testament together -- What is a gospel? -- The origin of Christmas -- The Gospel according to Luke -- The message of the Fourth Gospel -- Messiahship in a new key -- Jesus as a miracle worker -- The revolutionary Jesus -- Jesus and discipleship -- Jesus, the teacher among teachers -- Reflections on the parables of Jesus -- The Pharisees: saints or sinners? -- Jesus and the poor -- "Blessed are the peacemakers" -- The enigmatic Judas -- The crucifixion of Jesus -- Some thoughts about Good Friday -- The gospel of the resurrection -- What happened at Pentecost? -- Acts: the church in conflict -- James: from skeptic to martyr -- Paul, citizen of four worlds -- Paul and the way of love -- Spirit and Christian life in Paul's thought -- Spiritual gifts for mission -- The Lord's Supper -- The early church and the Roman state -- Romans, a Christian classic -- Is James "a right strawy epistle"? -- Can we understand the book of Revelation?

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