Outstanding authorities on Scripture, tradition, reason, biology, ethics, and gendered experience... more Outstanding authorities on Scripture, tradition, reason, biology, ethics, and gendered experience discuss one of the most divisive debates in the church today: the place of homosexuals in the community of faith. Each perspective is explored by two writers, one more conservative, the other more liberal.
endorse the Trinity (p. 100) and the 43 per cent unwilling to affirm belief in hell: controversia... more endorse the Trinity (p. 100) and the 43 per cent unwilling to affirm belief in hell: controversial in the 1870s, perhaps, but not in the 1990s, surely? Here, in its inability to probe, to nuance and to explain, is the weakness in the technique of ‘empirical theology’. Without the aid of its contextual and historical colleagues it ultimately produces limited and therefore unsatisfying analysis and makes for disappointing reading.
... 155 Mormonism 159 National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries 162 Na... more ... 155 Mormonism 159 National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries 162 Native American Peoples 164 Natural Law 166 Paul ... the three traditional taboos for polite conversation include sex, politics, and religion, then the topic of homosexuality and religion ...
Mark’s Jesus picks up on John the Baptist’s ministry of preaching repentance for the forgiveness ... more Mark’s Jesus picks up on John the Baptist’s ministry of preaching repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Mark has Jesus submit to baptism by John without any apparent concern for how this might appear to subordinate Jesus to John, or to make Jesus appear that he is being baptized for forgiveness of sin in the same way as others who come to John for baptism. Jesus claims the power to forgive sins (2:1–12), much to the objection of the scribes and Pharisees whom Mark places in opposition to Jesus’s ministry. Mark also presents Jesus’s death as a ransom for many (10:45).
Understanding the contextual worlds within which the New Testament perceptions of sin arose is cr... more Understanding the contextual worlds within which the New Testament perceptions of sin arose is crucial. The immediate context for early Christianity was the Jewish world out of which Jesus also operated, which included Jewish understandings of sin especially as delineated in the Jewish Scriptures and as addressed within the sacrificial cult of the Jerusalem Temple. But in turning to the Apostle Paul and other later New Testament writers, it is equally important to understand the moral worlds envisioned in Greco-Roman religiosity and philosophy. In this realm, sin as moral failure was much less prominent than sin as ignorance or error in judgment. As Christianity moved into the second century and beyond we find understandings of sin that retain both Jewish and Greco-Roman sensibilities regarding human sin.
As with most of the New Testament writings, both Jude and the Book of Revelation operate out of a... more As with most of the New Testament writings, both Jude and the Book of Revelation operate out of an apocalyptic eschatological context. The Book of Revelation stresses that salvation comes through the sacrificial blood of Jesus. Jesus is presented as the conquering Lamb, invoking imagery from Temple sacrifice. His blood cleanses the faithful from sin. Revelation warns believers to maintain a vigilant faith against the assaults of Satan and the forces of darkness. Even though the faithful suffer at the hands of Satan and sinful oppressors, those who remain faithful will be vindicated. They will see the forces of sin be defeated by God. The Roman Empire is portrayed as idolatrous Babylon; those who stand firm in the blood of the Lamb are exhorted not to indulge in the sinful behavior exemplified by Roman society.
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Московский государственный технический университет имени Н. Э. Баумана (национальный исследовательский университет)», 2020
Outstanding authorities on Scripture, tradition, reason, biology, ethics, and gendered experience... more Outstanding authorities on Scripture, tradition, reason, biology, ethics, and gendered experience discuss one of the most divisive debates in the church today: the place of homosexuals in the community of faith. Each perspective is explored by two writers, one more conservative, the other more liberal.
endorse the Trinity (p. 100) and the 43 per cent unwilling to affirm belief in hell: controversia... more endorse the Trinity (p. 100) and the 43 per cent unwilling to affirm belief in hell: controversial in the 1870s, perhaps, but not in the 1990s, surely? Here, in its inability to probe, to nuance and to explain, is the weakness in the technique of ‘empirical theology’. Without the aid of its contextual and historical colleagues it ultimately produces limited and therefore unsatisfying analysis and makes for disappointing reading.
... 155 Mormonism 159 National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries 162 Na... more ... 155 Mormonism 159 National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries 162 Native American Peoples 164 Natural Law 166 Paul ... the three traditional taboos for polite conversation include sex, politics, and religion, then the topic of homosexuality and religion ...
Mark’s Jesus picks up on John the Baptist’s ministry of preaching repentance for the forgiveness ... more Mark’s Jesus picks up on John the Baptist’s ministry of preaching repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Mark has Jesus submit to baptism by John without any apparent concern for how this might appear to subordinate Jesus to John, or to make Jesus appear that he is being baptized for forgiveness of sin in the same way as others who come to John for baptism. Jesus claims the power to forgive sins (2:1–12), much to the objection of the scribes and Pharisees whom Mark places in opposition to Jesus’s ministry. Mark also presents Jesus’s death as a ransom for many (10:45).
Understanding the contextual worlds within which the New Testament perceptions of sin arose is cr... more Understanding the contextual worlds within which the New Testament perceptions of sin arose is crucial. The immediate context for early Christianity was the Jewish world out of which Jesus also operated, which included Jewish understandings of sin especially as delineated in the Jewish Scriptures and as addressed within the sacrificial cult of the Jerusalem Temple. But in turning to the Apostle Paul and other later New Testament writers, it is equally important to understand the moral worlds envisioned in Greco-Roman religiosity and philosophy. In this realm, sin as moral failure was much less prominent than sin as ignorance or error in judgment. As Christianity moved into the second century and beyond we find understandings of sin that retain both Jewish and Greco-Roman sensibilities regarding human sin.
As with most of the New Testament writings, both Jude and the Book of Revelation operate out of a... more As with most of the New Testament writings, both Jude and the Book of Revelation operate out of an apocalyptic eschatological context. The Book of Revelation stresses that salvation comes through the sacrificial blood of Jesus. Jesus is presented as the conquering Lamb, invoking imagery from Temple sacrifice. His blood cleanses the faithful from sin. Revelation warns believers to maintain a vigilant faith against the assaults of Satan and the forces of darkness. Even though the faithful suffer at the hands of Satan and sinful oppressors, those who remain faithful will be vindicated. They will see the forces of sin be defeated by God. The Roman Empire is portrayed as idolatrous Babylon; those who stand firm in the blood of the Lamb are exhorted not to indulge in the sinful behavior exemplified by Roman society.
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Московский государственный технический университет имени Н. Э. Баумана (национальный исследовательский университет)», 2020
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