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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
“A” Commentary Upon the Holy Bible, from Henry and Scott; with Occasional Observations and Notes from Others Writers
Author: “A” Commentary Upon the Holy Bible, from Henry and Scott; with Occasional Observations and Notes from Others Writers
Author: A Commentary upon the Holy Bible, from Henry and Scott; with occasional observations and notes from other authors. [Edited and compiled by George Stokes.]
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Author: Matthew HenryA commentary upon the Holy Bible, from Henry and Scott; with numerous observations and notes from other writers; also maps of the countries mentioned in Scripture, etc
Author: A commentary upon the holy Bible
Author: Matthew HenryThe Method of Grace, in the Holy Spirit's Applying to the Souls of Men the Eternal Redemption Contrived by the Father, and Accomplished by the Son. A Sequel to the Fountain of Life, &c
Author: John FlavelPublisher:
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Category : Sermons, English
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Lives of Illustrious Greeks. For Schools and Families
Author: PlutarchusLives of illustrious Greeks [selected, abridged and tr. by W.H. Stowell from Plutarch's Vitae parallelae].
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Author: PlutarchusNew Baptist Miscellany
Author: “According to the Law”
Author: Csilla SaysellPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575066874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Christian interpreters have struggled with the story of Ezra 9–10 for many reasons. Its apparent legalism and racism, as well as its advocacy of divorce as a solution for intermarriage, is unacceptable for many Christians, yet this incident is presented in implicitly positive terms, and the narrative forms a part of Scripture. What then should a Christian reader make of such a story, not least from the vantage point of the NT? The troubling aspects of the incident are considered in Part I through a detailed exegesis outlining the exiles’ legal reasoning, rooted in pentateuchal laws. Part II then discusses questions of a broader hermeneutical framework. Saysell suggests that prior Christian assumptions, such as the combination of scriptural authority and the primacy of narrative in interpretation, can lead to an unhelpful way of reading stories that takes them as examples to follow/avoid rather than invites engagement for the renewing of the mind (Rom 12:1–2). One also needs to consider how such a difficult question as intermarriage is handled in the rest of the canon (and in tradition), which put into perspective the solution offered and constrains the meaning of the primary text. Specifically, “the holy seed” rationale (Ezra 9:2), which gives rise to the charge of racism, is shown to have flourished briefly in the Second Temple Period but proved to be a dead end in the long run. A comparison with the NT treatment of a specific intermarriage crisis in 1 Cor 7:12–16, as well as with other, present-day solutions, can highlight what went wrong in the exilic reasoning and yet what constructive challenge the text as Scripture may hold for the Christian reader.