Sentences with phrase «other biblical writer»

The fact of the matter is, Paul nor any other Biblical writer had any concept of responsible, monogamous, loving gay relationships as we do today.

I believe that Christian thought has suffered immensely from its inability to grasp and articulate the depth of mutual indwelling that Paul, and other biblical writers, experienced and affirmed.

Jesus and his followers (note: true followers) are to be no part of this world... something he and other biblical writers pointed out more than once.

Not exact matches

The various metaphors from nature, on the other hand — organism, process, body, ground of being — tend to rule out full explication of the historical dimension as it is attested by the biblical writers.

The Biblical writers did not pretend they were giving a complete history; instead they constantly refer us to other sources for full historical details, sources such as «The Annals of the Kings of Judah» (or Israel).

Other writers — e.g., Virginia Mollenkott and Paul Jewett — admit that various biblical texts do inculcate male domination, but that such «problem texts» (problematic only to feminists, note) should be ignored in favor of the implicit thrust of other, egalitarian texts such as Galatians Other writers — e.g., Virginia Mollenkott and Paul Jewett — admit that various biblical texts do inculcate male domination, but that such «problem texts» (problematic only to feminists, note) should be ignored in favor of the implicit thrust of other, egalitarian texts such as Galatians other, egalitarian texts such as Galatians 3:28.

«It is quite proper for biblical theologians to judge that a particular passage represents a more central, or higher, or more positive contribution than others do,» Barr writes, «and conversely to judge that another passage, or theme, or writer represents an unfortunate turning, a declension or deterioration.»

The Biblical writers do not understand social ethics in terms of one or the other of these human values, but in terms of the nature and activity of God who demonstrated their interconnectedness and indissolubility.

If you believe in Biblical literacy and the infallibility of the Bible's writers, then those passages you quote and many others in the N.T. are indeed hard to understand, even after two thousand years of examination and discussion — at least without developing some fantastic theology that goes completely against God and nature.

Similarly, when one examines the treatment of slaves encouraged by the biblical writers, it is decidedly more generous than that of other cultures... although the categorization of slaves as property, the use of slaves for reproductive purposes, and leniency regarding beatings, remains troubling, or «needing further movement,» according to Webb.

There were other issues too: The way the accounts of Israel's monarchy contradicted one another, the way Jesus and Paul quoted Hebrew Scripture in ways that seemed to stretch the original meaning, the fact that women were considered property in Levitical Law, the way both science and archeology challenged the historicity of so many biblical texts, and the fact that it was nearly impossible for me to write a creative retelling of Resurrection Day because each of the gospel writers tell the story so differently, sometimes with contradictory details.

Biblical writers understand themselves to refer to One who is like human beings and other creatures in being an individual agent, in short, an entity or a being.

In other words, what you're saying is that the revelation God sent to the Biblical writers was good, but they corrupted it?

Christian preachers, biblical scholars, theologians, writers, conference speakers, broadcasters and Christian media organisations have immense power by having access to opportunities for communication that others don't have.

In other words, just as the biblical writers are indebted to the tradition of Israel's history, so they are indebted to their age for what they say or assume about the world.