"Description: What if the way the book of Esther has been taught to us in church and retold to us in films, cartoons, and romance novels has missed the original point of the story? Far from being models of piety and devotion, Esther and Mordecai seem indifferent to the faith of their ancestors. How then did this story become part of the Bible and gain the broad acceptance that it has? If the church should not neglect the story, how shoul ..."
"Description: What if the way the book of Esther has been taught to us in church and retold to us in films, cartoons, and romance novels has missed the original point of the story? Far from being models of piety and devotion, Esther and Mordecai seem indifferent to the faith of their ancestors. How then did this story become part of the Bible and gain the broad acceptance that it has? If the church should not neglect the story, how shoul ..."
"Ecclesia and Ethics considers the subject of Ecclesial Ethics within its theological, theoretical and exegetical contexts. Part one presents the biblical-theological foundations of an ecclesial ethic – examining issues such as creation, and Paul's theology of the Cross. Part two moves on to examine issues of character formation and community. Finally, part three presents a range of exegetical applications, which examine scripture and et ..."
Insiders Versus Outsiders Exploring the Dynamic Relationship Between Mission and Ethos in the New Testament (Perspectives on Philosophy and Religious Thought) by Jacobus Kok, JohnAnthonyDunne Hardcover, 305 Pages, Published 2014 by Gorgias Pr Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-4632-0257-6, ISBN: 1-4632-0257-1
"In times of conflict and radical change, group identity is often threatened and boundaries need to be renegotiated. The first century was a time of radical change, especially for the Jews. It was in the first century C.E. that the core symbol of Jewish identity, the temple, was destroyed. Social scientists point out that in such turbulent times, groups will often create stronger boundaries around themselves. In such contexts boundaries ..."
"Ecclesia and Ethics considers the subject of Ecclesial Ethics within its theological, theoretical and exegetical contexts. Part one presents the biblical-theological foundations of an ecclesial ethic – examining issues such as creation, and Paul's theology of the Cross. Part two moves on to examine issues of character formation and community. Finally, part three presents a range of exegetical applications, which examine scripture and et ..."
"... of Romans 11 that takes 'Israel' in its plain sense as God's historical people.5
This has been shown through a detailed exegesis by Matt Waymeyer.6 Moreover
, it can be shown to fit with the whole of Paul's argument in Romans 9—11."
"N. T. Wright These reflections grow straight out of the book, Paul and the
Faithfulness of God, and, what I have done here is, partly to summarize bits of
Chapter 11 of that book, which is on Paul's eschatology, and his ethics in relation
to eschatology, and then to move on to explore in more detail some of the things
that I have already set out in my book Virtue Reborn or, in America, After you
Believe.1 Americans among you may be ..."
"The connection between the practices in Acts 2 and Acts 4 and the Jubilee are
often underplayed or overlooked. Exceptions include Wright (see Ethics, 206)
and Ryan O'Dowd, who argues that 'the historical and literary connections
argued here strongly suggest that Acts 1–4 should be read in light of the Sabbath
laws of the OT and their liturgical and political role in framing a national story' (O'
Dowd, 'Work of the Sabbath', 65), and ..."
Esther and Her Elusive God How a Secular Story Functions as Scripture by JohnAnthonyDunne 170 Pages, Published 2014 by Wipf And Stock Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-72524-817-5, ISBN: 1-72524-817-4
"41 Levenson notes that the reversal of the plight of the Jews in the story makes it
likely that “the author wants us to suspect that this was indeed partially in
response to the extraordinary penitential exercises of Mordecai, Esther, and the
rest of ..."
"Accordingly, Theology and Black Mirror engages questions and prominent themes in Black Mirror with resources from the Christian tradition, including the academic disciplines of biblical studies, theology, philosophy, and ethics."
"In his letter to the Galatians, Paul writes that his Gentile audience should not illegitimately appropriate Jewish customs, especially circumcision. As a way to understand why Paul deems circumcision in this context to be so egregious, being a matter of apostasy rather than simply an adiaphoron, John Anthony Dunne argues that the themes of suffering and persecution point to the coercive nature of the conflict in Galatia. What is at stak ..."
Reactions to Empire Sacred Texts in their Socio-Political Contexts (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe) (German Edition) by JohnAnthonyDunne, Dan Batovici Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2014 by Mohr Siebeck ISBN-13: 978-3-16-153413-3, ISBN: 3-16-153413-1
"The authors of this volume explore various instances of theo-political visions of authoritative texts in Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism, and Early Christianity, and as such offer a broader perspective on the topos , ""sacred texts in their context."" Instead of a narrow exploration of the ""political intent"" of a singular text or group of texts, the volume contains the treatment of a wide range of texts, out of different corpora, w ..."
"explores the various ways that ancient Jewish and Christian writers engaged with and interpreted the Hebrew Bible in antiquity, focusing on physical mechanics of rewriting and reuse, modes of allusion and quotation, texts and text forms, text collecting, and the development of interpretative traditions. Contributions examine the use of the Hebrew Bible and its early versions in a variety of ancient corpora, including the Septuagint, Dea ..."