Sentences with phrase «biblical themes such»

Yet, he deals with the biblical themes such as God, Christ, Cross, Baptism and symbols and images in the Bible.

Not exact matches

The watchword for such conservatives was biblical inerrancy, and this became the dominant theme in their successful effort to transform the theological seminaries and mission agencies of the denomination.

My constant purpose was and is to adumbrate on every subject I handle a genuinely canonical interpretation of Scripture - a view that in its coherence embraces and expresses the thrust of all the biblical passages and units of thought that bear on my theme - a total, integrated view built out of biblical material in such a way that, if the writers of the various books knew what I had made of what they taught, they would nod their heads and say that I had got them right.

As such, the work consists of a discussion and, in some instances, a development of themes of narrative theology in biblical and ecclesial issues.

Less directly Bible centered, but with biblical titles and themes with which the Bible is concerned, are such books as Aldous Huxley's Eyeless in Gaza, John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, and Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes.

While the example of Jesus and the theme of loving one's neighbor are perhaps the best motivation for social reform, I don't see clear biblical mandates calling for such changes specifically.

Whether a sermon deals with a biblical theme, a social problem, a Christian doctrine, the world mission of the church, Christian family life, or a personal problem such as doubt, it will have meaning for the individual only if it touches one of his many areas of inner need.

Such devices made the class livelier, evidenced the continuing influence of the Bible on our art and culture, and deepened the students» understanding of the universality of biblical themes.

Sometimes we disagree when we attempt to summarize central themes of Scripture or try to provide a comprehensive overview of biblical teaching on a particular topic, such as the family or economic justice.

A number of authors have made use of process categories in the expression of Christian theology.23 The process model leads to an emphasis on certain biblical themes which were minimized in later Christian thought, such as God's participation in temporal process and the vulnerability of suffering love.

Contemporary biblical studies persuasively indicate that the major theme of the story and concern of the writer were not homosexual activity as such but rather the breach of ancient Hebrew hospitality norms and persistent violations of rudimentary social justice.

Biblical themes or mythological subjects were portrayed by a wide range of Renaissance artists such as Albrecht Dürer and the German «Little Masters.»

Through this class we will tackle such diverse themes as female rulers, women's roles in the home and kitchen, the concept of the muse, the historical odds of being a female artist, as well as biblical stories of rape, subjugation and triumphs.