The aim of this study is to show that the Evangelists, to an extent hitherto unrecognised, wrote narratives which set out to distinguish Jesus's time from their own.
The aim of this study is to show that the Evangelists, to an extent hitherto unrecognised, wrote narratives which set out to distinguish Jesus's time ...
Synopsis: Not a reference tool, this unique work is a teaching-learning guide to studying the earliest Gospel. The focus is on showing how rather than on telling what. "Maps" followed by leading questions and statements help both faculty and students to see how the Evangelist adopted and adapted his sacred texts (as well as Jewish and Greco-Roman resources) in light of his convictions about and experience of Jesus. Noticing the dominance of words and themes leads one to discover the primary concerns of the Author and his readers. Observing how St. Mark internally arranged his materials...
Synopsis: Not a reference tool, this unique work is a teaching-learning guide to studying the earliest Gospel. The focus is on showing how rather than...
Not a reference tool, this unique work is a teaching-learning guide to understanding the Fourth Gospel. The focus is on showing how rather than on telling. Thirty-five ""Flight Paths,"" followed by leading questions and statements, help both faculty and students to see as well as read how the Evangelist plotted his itinerary: adopting, adapting, and arranging the texts (both biblical and extra-biblical) that constituted his horizon. Both visually and verbally, Lemcio demonstrates how, with the benefit of St. John's eagle eye, one might survey and ""spy"" the territory of the text. With this...
Not a reference tool, this unique work is a teaching-learning guide to understanding the Fourth Gospel. The focus is on showing how rather than on tel...
This collection of essays by colleagues, former students, and friends illustrates something of the breadth and depth of subjects that have engaged the life and thought of the Reverend Doctor John Westerdale Bowker. His clerical and academic appointments in Cambridge, Lancaster, London, and North America further illustrate the integrative nature of his spiritual and intellectual way of being and acting. ""A Man of Many Parts is a splendid tribute to John Bowker, offering an impressive collection of scholarly essays in his areas of interest--from biblical studies and theology to issues...
This collection of essays by colleagues, former students, and friends illustrates something of the breadth and depth of subjects that have engaged the...
A selection of essays that pay tribute to the diverse interests and penetrating intellect of the theologian John Westerdale Bowker, exploring and building on upon his favourite subjects and themes.
A selection of essays that pay tribute to the diverse interests and penetrating intellect of the theologian John Westerdale Bowker, exploring and buil...
