TY - BOOK AU - Bakke,Raymond J. TI - A theology as big as the city SN - 9780830818907 AV - BS680.B168.T446 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Downers Grove, Illinois PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Cities and towns KW - Biblical teaching KW - City churches N1 - 1 (pages (c)208.-221); A journey to the city --; God's hands are in the mud --; Can we save a city like Sodom? -- A surprising source of urban leaders : Moses and his mother --; Hope in the city : the story of Ruth --; The individual and the community : do we find a theology of place in the Bible? -- Zion songs and urban poets : the need for timeless truth --; What cities ought to look like : Isaiah's vision --; Jeremiah's letter to urban families (and Daniel's response) -- Thinking biblically about the family (with the help of Ezekiel) -- Major themes in Minor Prophets --; When all else fails, send the choir : reflections on Chronicles --; The Persian partnership for the rebuilding of Jerusalem --; Models from the migrant streams : the intertestamental era --; Skeletons in the closet : the other women in the family of Jesus --; Jesus and the city : the search for an urban Jesus --; The church at the city center : from Pentecost to Antioch (Acts 1-12) -- When truth and love collide : the mission trip with Paul, Barnabas and John Mark (Acts 13; 16:36-40) -- With Paul on an urban journey (Acts 15-19) -- Two letters, two urban spiritualities (Philippians and Colossians) -- The drama of New Testament evangelism : the story of Philemon --; Ethnicity in the church : is it still okay to be Jewish? (Hebrews) -- The empire strikes back : the downward spiral from Romans 13 to Revelation 13 --; So long, Babylon, I'll miss you (Revelation 14-18) -- The urban family album --; Reflections; 2 ER -