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The Biblical Prohibition Against Usury
Authors: Biddle Mark E.
Published: October 2011

A full consideration of social and economic justice would involve economics, sociology, political science, and legal theory, in addition to questions related to biblical hermeneutics and biblical ethics. This article will address what must be the fundamental question for any Christian approach: what does the Bible say?
God and Advanced Mammon—Can Theological Types Handle Usury and Capitalism?
Authors: Brat David
Published: October 2011

This essay looks at the economic and theological intersections of definitions of usury in the economic system of capitalism. It challenges seminarians and the church to examine their roles in addressing the problem of usury.
The Origin and Nature of Christian Faith According to the Emmaus Legend
Authors: Betz Hans Dieter
Published: October 2011

“According to the Emmaus legend, … the Lord's Supper is the continuation of the saving events initiated by Jesus; ‘Jesus’ has become identical with the salvation-event and is present in the act of the common meal.”
Towards a More Biblical View of the Resurrection
Authors: Bater R. Robert
Published: October 2011

“Discussions of the Resurrection have never been biblical enough.”
The Israel of God
Authors: Huffmon Herbert B.
Published: October 2011

“The church is not the Old Israel, even though the Old Israel looked beyond itself; the church is the Israel of God, the ‘remnant chosen by grace.’ ”
Let Religion Be Religious
Authors: Hall Thor
Published: October 2011

“The preacher has not attained a true bifocality of perspective until he is both honestly involved in the present conditions of life and genuinely identified with the full meaning of the Christian faith.”
First John: Purpose and Message
Authors: Filson Floyd V.
Published: October 2011

“Jesus is the Christ … come in the flesh … Love one another.”
The Problematic of Preaching from the Old Testament
Authors: Toombs Lawrence E.
Published: October 2011

“Whatever else of metaphysical or philosophical significance may be involved in a biblical pericope, it remains true that the writer or speaker was directing his words to something which he considered to be a vital element in the human situation, to understanding man's humanness as it finds expression in his life with others in a social context.”
Worship, World, and Power
Authors: Mays James L.
Published: October 2011

“In the face of widespread doubt that the congregation's most frequent action is also its most important… the psalm insists that the assembly defined by its intention has significance for all of history.”
Marriage and Divorce
Authors: Soulen Richard N.
Published: October 2011

The various sayings of Jesus about marriage are to be seen in the context of the primitive church's struggle to tradition God's revelation in Jesus in the tension between two understandings of revelation.
The Gift of God
Authors: Miller Patrick D.
Published: October 2011

The interrelation of God, land, and people in Deuteronomy has significance beyond the time of its own proclamation. The church hears here an affirmation of man's contemporary desire for land and home, a place where he can live to the fullest of his potential.
The Idea of Incarnation in First John
Authors: Minear Paul S.
Published: October 2011

When we refer to the Johannine doctrine of incarnation we should have in mind, as the primary circle of meaning, the experienced actuality of the indwelling of Christ in the believer and the church, the reception from God of the Spirit, the anointing, and the forgiveness of sins, by which a community in conflict with the devil is given the victory, by which it knows the truth, loves the brethren, and makes its witness to what it has seen and heard.
Reflections on Biblical Theology
Authors: Beker J. Christiaan
Published: October 2011

The basic question today is: Can biblical theology do the job of revitalizing the Bible? And in the discussion around the Bible, is the alternative correct: biblical history or biblical kerygmatic theology? Are we, caught in this alternative, not responsible for the rejection of biblical studies today— for avoiding the heart of Bible, namely, the consideration of the validity of biblical religion for us today?
On Calling People ‘Prophets’ in 1970
Authors: Towner W. Sibley
Published: October 2011

The investigation of the modern use of a term such as ‘prophet’ is more than simply an exercise in language analysis; for Jew and Christian, it forms part of the larger quest for the locus of authoritative moral and religious utterance in our time.
In Retrospect
Authors: Kelly Balmer H.
Published: October 2011

A one-time editor must admit to nothing short of consternation when he views the child, full grown at twenty-five.
A Plea for the Maxim: Scripture and Tradition
Authors: Ritschl Dietrich
Published: October 2011

The church. Catholic and Reformed, has followed a past-centered approach in thinking about norms. But the focus of theological reflection ought to be on the present, on situations which release and refocus the recollection of parts of the tradition and so become occasions for the Word of God.
An Interpretation: Parable of the Weeds and Wheat
Authors: Doty William G.
Published: October 2011

The way God reigns has analogues in terribly ordinary human events. This is the mysterious element which can never be fully applied and remains always in parabolic form.
Apropos a Definition of Midrash
Authors: Le Déaut Roger
Published: October 2011

The term midrash expresses the conviction that the ultimate answer is to be found in searching the Scripture, where it will be revealed to whoever knows how to search.
Positivism and Promise in the Theology of Karl Barth
Authors: Osborn Robert T.
Published: October 2011

The confessing church forgot that Barth's interest in the integrity of the church was not an end in itself, but rather in the interest of the service of the church in and for the world.
John Calvin - Theologian of the Bible
Authors: Leith John H.
Published: October 2011

Calvin's theology can properly be described primarily as commentary upon Scripture as a whole and secondarily as commentary upon the way the church had read Scripture in its theology and creeds.
Old Testament Apocalyptic Reexamined
Authors: Hanson Paul D.
Published: October 2011

Prophetic eschatology is transformed into apocalyptic at the point where the task of translating the cosmic vision into the categories of mundane reality is abdicated.
The Significance of Apocalypticism for Systematic Theology
Authors: Braaten Carl E.
Published: October 2011

The rediscovery of the force and scope of apocalypticism in primitive Christianity can help systematic theology to find new openings for thoughts of faith that have long languished in systems that obstruct their expression.
The Symbolism of Wisdom in Proverbs 1–9
Authors: Habel Norman C.
Published: October 2011

The way of wisdom is revealed to be the journey of life with wisdom as our guide, a mode of traveling through life which Yahweh approves, the foundational order of all creation and more.
The Biblical Understanding of “The Kingdom of God”
Authors: Klein Günter
Published: October 2011

It is only when the man of faith is oriented exclusively toward what the apostle called "the word of the cross," which requires that he "give an account of his dealings with the world," that the archaic structures of society are really thrown into a crisis.
From Christology to Soteriology
Authors: Fortna Robert Tomson
Published: October 2011

John's most characteristic word for salvation, then, is life, and ultimately it is not a quality, a state, to which Jesus brings men, but Jesus himself.
The Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles
Authors: Bruce F. F.
Published: October 2011

For Paul and Luke alike, the present age is the age of the Spirit; for them both, the presence and activity of the Spirit constituted the great new fact of their time.
Listening To and Listening For
Authors: Keck Leanderr E.
Published: October 2011

Our text can redeem Christian participation in public affairs from sliding into a colorless humanism, just as it can do this by redeeming us from bearing witness to half a Jesus and to half a gospel.
Masters and Slaves*
Authors: Wolff Hans Walter
Published: October 2011

It is in fact possible to speak of a revolution in the way the Bible relates masters to slaves. This revolution forms the presuppositions for the New Testament's Christology and anthropology, and whenever... given an adequate hearing, it creates movements of unrest which ... will continue until this revolution finally reaches its goal.
The Yoke of the Kingdom
Authors: McBride S. Dean
Published: October 2011

The verses have constituted a living document upon which our various forebears, seeking to discover and revitalize for themselves identities in the world, have left behind a succession of exegetical imprints.
The Inauguration of Monarchy in Israel
Authors: McCarthy Dennis J.
Published: October 2011

The kingship has been integrated into the fundamental relationship between Yahweh and the people and that relationship reaffirmed. A crisis has been described and resolved in narrative and theological terms, and a new era can begin.
The Structuralists and the Bible
Authors: Jacobson Richard
Published: October 2011

One thing is clear about the work of structuralists on the Bible and radically distinguishes it from previous scholarship : The focus of attention shifts from questions of document, composition, and kerygma to those of “reading” ( lecture), text, and signification.
The Framework, of the Book of Job
Authors: Polzin Robert
Published: October 2011

A central concern of the book can be expressed in terms of a contradiction between what a member of society should believe and what he actually experiences. The fleshing-out of this theme in the story takes place in such an obviously inconsistent fashion that one realizes... that this clash must be essential to the story.
Miracles Old and New
Authors: Allen Diogenes
Published: October 2011

... we are to look to God for what which only he can give. If it is available elsewhere, we are not to ask for it even though he can provide it. One thing which only he can give us is genuine goodness or holiness . .. and another is his Kingdom.
Latin American Liberation Theology
Authors: Fiorenza Francis P.
Published: October 2011

Responsive to the signs of the Latin American situation, liberation theology suggests new interpretations of the symbols of faith and calls for a radical transformation of man and society.
Form and Message of Matthew*
Authors: Kingsbury Jack Dean
Published: October 2011

While the First Gospel certainly reflects ecclesiological concerns, it is principally the Christology of Matthew that has determined its character.
Worship As a Healing Experience
Authors: Winn Albert Curry
Published: October 2011

The transfiguration reminds us that Christian worship is on the way to the cross. . . . We rise from it to resume the way to the cross in a world full of suffering. But we have seen who Jesus really is and he has shown us that we do not need to be afraid.
Augustine and Christian Politicai Theology
Authors: Ruether Rosemary Radford
Published: October 2011

Without negating the important distinctions which Augustine has made in separating the relative polarities of church and empire from the ultimate polarities of eternal life and apostasy, we must find a new relationship of human history to God's call to redemption.
An Exposition of Matthew 16:13–20
Authors: Berge Paul S.
Published: October 2011

THE PROCEDURE of this article sees the expository task as an organic movement through literary description and exegetical analysis to interpretation. Engagement in the task of interpreting the text theologically must be our primary task. There is a need for expository preaching, and as servants of the Word we are called to do nothing less than to become engaged with the Word of the Lord.
Reflections on a Nation in Transition
Authors: Henry Carl F. H.
Published: October 2011

“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne …”
Justification and Last Judgment in Paul
Authors: Donfried Karl Paul
Published: October 2011

In Paul's understanding of the Christian faith, it would be unthinkable that a Christian could properly confess, “I have been saved.” At the most the Christian can assert that he is in the process of being saved.
Towards an Indigenous Theology of the Cross
Authors: Hall Douglas John
Published: October 2011

The task of North American theology is to formulate and engage the question whether there is a gospel which, without offering unbelievable earthly answers or unacceptable heavenly ones, will nevertheless make it possible to live with open eyes in the world as it is without ultimate despair.
God Was Accommodating Himself to Human Capacity
Authors: Battles Ford Lewis
Published: October 2011

For Calvin, the understanding of God's accommodation to the limits and needs of the human condition was a central feature of the interpretation of Scripture and of the entire range of his theological work.
A History of Lectionaries: From the Synagogue at Nazareth to Post-Vatican II
Authors: Reumann John
Published: October 2011

The story of the lectionary runs from the pre-Christian synagogue to the new Roman Catholic Ordo and its variants in American Protestantism. Across the centuries those who fashioned lectionaries were seeking to provide inclusive, appropriate, and crucial sequences of readings from Scripture which opened its richness to the congregation.
“Only the Jackal Is My Friend”
Authors: Habel Norman
Published: October 2011

Trusting a friend without reservation in the face of an alien world is a major concern of the poet of Job who forces us to consider friendship as a radical option for life in an age of increased anonymity and contrived sensitivity.
On the Problem(s) of Scriptural Authority
Authors: Jenson Robert W.
Published: October 2011

Attempts to explain the authority of Scripture by theories of inspiration and inerrancy are futile. The authority of Scripture resides in its several actual functions, indispensable to Christian worship, thought, and life.
The Audience of the Fourth Evangelist
Authors: Minear Paul S.
Published: October 2011

Reading the Fourth Gospel in search for its first audience can lead to a fresh awareness of the way in which the contemporary disciple is its audience.
Community and Gospel: Vectors in Fourth Gospel Criticism
Authors: Kysar Robert
Published: October 2011

Current study of the Fourth Gospel is marked by a growing concentration on the question about the community in whose midst it was written.
Early Israelite Prophecy
Authors: Wilson Robert R.
Published: October 2011

The question about the nature of early Israelite prophecy is a riddle whose solution may well lie in the recognition of different prophetic traditions which have been incorporated into the Old Testament's account of prophecy before Amos.
The Place for Prometheus
Authors: Lochman Jan Milič
Published: October 2011

The biblical-Christian and the Promethean-Marxist perspectives of man are not mutually exclusive. A clear vision of both the continuity and the disparity between the two is a crucial issue for theology today.
Waking the Bible
Authors: Crossan John Dominic
Published: October 2011

An important feature of contemporary biblical studies is the movement of many interpreters in a direction that leads from historical to literary criticism and then from classical to structural literary criticism.
Mark as Interpreter of the Jesus Traditions
Authors: Achtemeier Paul J.
Published: October 2011

The hermeneutical key to reading and interpreting the Gospel of Mark is the role which the Evangelist has given to the passion of Jesus as the primary perspective for understanding all the other traditions about Jesus incorporated in the Gospel.
Mark's Gospel in Recent Research
Authors: Kee Howard Clark
Published: October 2011

The history of recent research on the Gospel of Mark can be seen as the record of an attempt to discern the aim of the Evangelist and so to discover the perspective which gives coherence to all the features of the Second Gospel.
The Divinity of the Holy Spirit
Authors: Dawe Donald G.
Published: October 2011

The Holy Spirit is the actuality of God's freedom to be not only “for us” but also “in us.”
Testing the Spirits in the American Context
Authors: Smylie James H.
Published: October 2011

We must be careful not to judge the religious experience of others too quickly and yet be ready to submit every form of spiritual life to the norm of the spirit and life of our Lord Jesus Christ.
What's in a Name? “Yahweh” in Exodus 3 and the Wider Biblical Context
Authors: Janzen J. Gerald
Published: October 2011

In the third chapter of Exodus we are told what the name of God intrinsically means, in such a way that we are to understand the biblical history from the name, rather than the name from the biblical history.
The Gospel in Four Editions
Authors: Kingsbury Jack Dean
Published: October 2011

The differences between the four canonical gospels are ultimately the expression of distinctive Christologics which represent the refraction of the significance of Jesus for the church.
The Hermeneutical Significance of Four Gospels
Authors: Morgan Robert
Published: October 2011

The fact of four different Gospels can be faced as a theological opportunity rather than as a merely historical problem by the hermeneutic of an understanding of Christianity as based upon the christological dogma.
Tension in Synoptic Sayings and Stories
Authors: Tannehill Robert C.
Published: October 2011

The words of religion promote a hidden hypocrisy, an intellectual acceptance and a legalistic obedience which do not transform. Jesus and the Evangelists were seeking something more, as careful study of their language shows.
When is the End not the End? Literary Reflections on the Ending of Mark's Narrative
Authors: Petersen Norman R.
Published: October 2011

“…we are left with a choice between saying that Mark was simply incompetent, or that the ending, though strange, is right if rightly (finely) interpreted. We have to explain why a book that begins so triumphantly and makes promises of a certain kind ends in silence and dismay, without fulfilling the promises.” 1 (Frank Kermode.)
Contemporary Theology and Prayer
Authors: Willis David
Published: October 2011

The way theologians think about God and their understanding of prayer have a profound and an interconnection which is significant for both.
Prayer and the Doctrine of God in Contemporary Theology
Authors: Saliers Don E.
Published: October 2011

Christian prayer and worship are not so much derived from as generative of the doctrine of God.
Interpretation and Preaching
Authors: Buttrick David G.
Published: October 2011

Preaching should be a speaking of Scripture and not about Scripture.
The Christian Doctrine of Salvation
Authors: Braaten Carl E.
Published: October 2011

“Christ died for us” is the sine que non of every doctrine of the atonement.
The “Divine Man” as the Key to Mark's Christology—The End of an Era?
Authors: Kingsbury Jack Dean
Published: October 2011

The clue to the Christology of Mark's Gospel is found in the story itself, not in the tradition Mark used nor in the community for which he wrote.
A Plausible Tale
Authors: Wharton James A.
Published: October 2011

The combination in the “succession narrative” of completely plausible candor about the human and confidence in the sovereign involvement of the Lord, poses the question of providence in the most profound way possible.
The Succession Narrative (so-called)
Authors: Ackroyd Peter R.
Published: October 2011

Unquestioned assumptions about the existence and uniformity of a “succession narrative” may lead to a reading of the material that is too narrow and rigid.
Canonization
Authors: Sheppard Gerald T.
Published: October 2011

Investigations of the early order of the canonical material in the name of unity show that the unity displayed lies more in the hermeneutical principles used than in the material itself.
The Social World of Ancient Israel
Authors: Long Burke O.
Published: October 2011

Social scientific study of ancient Israel, at the very least, underscores the social nexus of religious claims and theological truth and presents a challenge to the accepted way of carrying on biblical research.
Shall We Marry Our Enemies?
Authors: Gager John G.
Published: October 2011

It is now possible to speak of something fundamentally new in biblical studies, not in the sense that older and more traditional approaches have been rendered obsolete, but that a new set of assumptions has made it possible to understand early Christianity in significantly new ways.
Old Testament Commentaries
Authors: Fretheim Terence E.
Published: October 2011

Criteria which will assist users in determining which commentaries will be most helpful to them are necessary in view of the wide variety of volumes available.
New Testament Commentaries
Authors: Krentz Edgar
Published: October 2011

A very practical purpose must be essayed, namely, aid in evaluating, selecting, and using that most frequently consulted tool, the commentary.
Trouble and Woe
Authors: Miller Patrick D.
Published: October 2011

The typically vivid and vague way in which the Old Testament prayers of lament describe the predicament of the one who prays is both a problem and an opportunity for their interpreter.
Luther Against the Background of the History of Biblical Interpretation
Authors: Hendrix Scott H.
Published: October 2011

Luther's interpretation is marked not so much by ideas that can be applied to any age as by his desire to speak the liberating word for his “today.”
Scripture and the Lord's Supper in Luther's Theology
Authors: Steinmetz David C.
Published: October 2011

The debate about the Eucharist between Luther and his Protestant opponents was in fact a struggle over the way to understand and appropriate Scripture.
The Cultural Context of Luther's Interpretation
Authors: Gritsch Eric W.
Published: October 2011

Luther's struggle with the forces and influences of late medieval culture for what he believed contributed to the birth of a new age.
Narrative Theology
Authors: Fackre Gabriel
Published: October 2011

In the plot, coherence, movement, and climax that characterize a story, narrative theology sees a way to overcome the problems theology creates for itself through its subservience to discursive reason.
Story and Story-World
Authors: Wilder Amos N.
Published: October 2011

“What happened?”

“Tell us a story.”

“That's only a story.”

“Is that story true?”

“Is that the whole story?”
Law as Gospel
Authors: Braulik Georg
Published: October 2011

Careful study of the deuteronomic Torah shows that God's first word to sinners is not a demand, but a consolation; it is not law, but gospel.
The Limits of Story
Authors: Lischer Richard
Published: October 2011

More is needed for the effective proclamation and understanding of the faith than simply telling a story or even telling the story.
The Apocalypse as a Symbolic Transformation of the Worid: A Literary Analssis
Authors: Barr David L.
Published: October 2011

The hearers of the Apocalypse of John are set in another world in which lambs conquer and suffering rules, where victims have become the victors.
“Some Things in Them Hard to Understand”
Authors: Achtemeier Paul J
Published: October 2011

Because Paul has proven difficult to understand, the interpreter must pay careful attention to the language, the rhetorical structure, and the context if unnecessary difficulties are to be avoided
Paul and Ethics
Authors: Perkins Pheme
Published: October 2011

Perhaps most fundamentally, consideration of Paul's ethical reflections can serve as a constant reminder to Christians of the power of the Spirit that is already operative in the Christian community.
Nonresistance, Defense, Violence, and the Kingdom in Christian Tradition
Authors: Cahill Lisa Sowle
Published: October 2011

A central point at issue in Christian reflection on war and peace is the extent to which the quality of God's Kingdom can characterize Christian existence in history and the extent to which it must be supplemented by a perceived obligation to seek justice, even if by coercion.
Is Daniel also Among the Prophets?
Authors: Koch Klaus
Published: October 2011

By its inclusion in the prophetic corpus, the Book of Daniel with its message of God's final control over human destiny sheds a significant new light on the whole prophetic tradition.
Daniel and His Social World
Authors: Collins John J.
Published: October 2011

What Daniel offers is not a practical strategy for revolution but an act of the imagination which affirms the freedom of the human spirit in defiance of any force of oppression.
A Journey Through Danielic Spaces
Authors: Gammie John G.
Published: October 2011

Seeing the way Daniel has been interpreted in other times calls attention to the impoverishment critical studies have imposed upon the contemporary preacher who seeks in Daniel a word for our time.
The Preacher in the Lion's Den
Authors: Towner W. Sibley
Published: October 2011

The claims of Daniel upon our world will be kept freshest if we see in the text paradigms of a consistently renewed experience of the triumph of God's redeeming power over death and corruption.
The Law and the Coexistence of Jews and Gentiles in Romans
Authors: Jewei Roberi
Published: October 2011

The Pauline hope of the unification of all peoples through the gospel of transforming love that produces respect between groups as diverse as the Jews and the Gentiles urgently needs to be placed on our agenda.
Judaism and the Grand “Christian” Abstractions: Love, Mercy, and Grace
Authors: Sanders E. P.
Published: October 2011

The body of Rabbinic material that has been relied upon for the view that Pharisaism was legalistic points rather toward confidence in God's grace and toward obedience as one's appropriate response.
Portraits of David
Authors: Petersen David L.
Published: October 2011

The contours of the portrait of David contained in the Old Testament narratives can be recognized more clearly if they are seen in relation to a portrait composed in a medium other than words.
Reading the Book of Revelation in the Twentieth Century
Authors: Collins Adela Yarbro
Published: October 2011

On the deepest level, the Book of Revelation provides a story in and through which the people of God discover who they are and what they are to do.
The Apocalypse of John as Oral Enactment
Authors: Barr David L.
Published: October 2011

The hearers of the Apocalypse enter another universe, a temporary arena in which the norms and realities of everyday life are laid aside and a vision is opened of the final reign of God.
Interpreting the Sermon on the Mount
Authors: Guelich Robert A.
Published: October 2011

Although interpreters have been occupied with the Sermon on the Mount for nearly two millenia, and have produced widely differing results, the challenge of these verses for Christians remains undiluted.
The Ethical Implications of the Sermon on the Mount
Authors: Cahill Lisa Sowle
Published: October 2011

The primary question the Sermon on the Mount poses is: What is the fullness of discipleship like when imitation of the Father known in Jesus pervades one's existence?
“Moses My Servant”
Authors: Miller Patrick D.
Published: October 2011

The words of Moses embodied in Deuteronomy gave Israel all that was needed for its life as a community under God, guided and blessed by him.
The Yoke That Gives Rest
Authors: Janzen J. Gerald
Published: October 2011

Deuteronomy displays how Israel felt itself called by God to dissociate itself from other gods and to display in its loyalty to his will the faithfulness he had shown to them.
Wealth and Poverty in the Old Testament
Authors: Gowan Donald E.
Published: October 2011

What the Old Testament says about wealth and poverty cannot be taken as prescriptive for any modern society, but its emphasis on the fate of the powerless prompts us to ask how our society deals with those unable to protect themselves from the depredations of others.
What Then Shall We Do?
Authors: Stackhouse Max L.
Published: October 2011

Theological statements and sermons which attempt to spell out contemporary economic applications of biblical texts all too often strike those who study modern economic institutions or policies as journalistic, ideological, or simply misinformed.
The Absoluteness of Christianity and the Uniqueness of Judaism
Authors: Neusner Jacob
Published: October 2011

The notion that appeal to the Judaism contemporary with the writing of the New Testament documents will help solve exegetical problems has characteristically taken the form of an appeal to a Judaism that never existed; the practice should be abandoned.
Oral Methods of Structuring Narrative in Mark
Authors: Dewey Joanna
Published: October 2011

Recognition of the essentially oral character of Marcan composition brings with it the need to reexamine such elements of the Gospel as the role of the disciples and the significance of the open-ended way the narrative concludes.
Evangelical Hermeneutics
Authors: Fackre Gabriel
Published: October 2011

Although far from the monolith uniformed opinion often takes it to be, evangelicalism represents a distinct and important perspective on the controverted questions of biblical authority and interpretation; and its voice needs to be heard in the on-going hermeneutical task.
A Pauline Approach to Ethical Decision-Making
Authors: Kilner John F
Published: October 2011

While there is much in Paul's letters that is hard to understand, his approach to ethical decision-making consistently reflects three characteristics It is God-centered, reality-bounded, and love-impelled, and all three are rooted in the trustworthy character and purposes of God
Christian Ministry in Johannine Perspective
Authors: Black C. Clifton
Published: October 2011

The minister's task in Johannine perspective is neither to entice people into accepting the gospel nor to consummate God's new creation; the ministerial vocation is to point to Christ and to the God of limitless love who sent his Son to save this world.
Scripture-Shaped Community
Authors: Hays Richard B.
Published: October 2011

Reason and experience can hardly serve as warrants sufficient for the self-sacrificial service to which the New Testament calls the church; the commonsense counsels they dispense must be disciplined by the divine foolishness of Scripture.
Theological Wisdom and the “Word About the Cross”
Authors: Lampe Peter
Published: October 2011

Aware of the party strife that plagued the church at Corinth, Paul addresses it briefly and then begins a discourse on wisdom that seems unrelated to the problem of parties—but perhaps not so unrelated after all.
Sōma in First Corinthians
Authors: Ellis E. Earle
Published: October 2011

Paul's concept of the “body,” so obscure for our modern way of thinking, nevertheless underlies the whole of his theology, and is decisive for understanding Paul's teaching on ethics, sacraments, ministry, and the Christian hope.
Preaching to Corinthians
Authors: Craddock Fred B.
Published: October 2011

Every preacher knows one ought not collapse the distance hetween the biblical text and our modern world—hence the discomfort in reading this letter as one wonders what happened to the nineteen centuries, and to the light-years of progress, that ought to lie between the text and us.
The Place of the Resurrection in the Theology of Luke
Authors: Talbert Charles H.
Published: October 2011

According to Luke, the resurrection takes place according to divine plan and functions variously: to signal God's reversal of Jesus' rejection; to attest to Jesus' victory over death; to confirm Jesus as the mediator of salvation; to establish the Eucharist as the extension of table fellowship with Jesus; and to make mission possible.
“I Have Seen the Lord” (John 20:18)
Authors: Perkins Pheme
Published: October 2011

If one goes to the fountainhead of the Gospel accounts concerning women as witnesses to Christ's resurrection, one has good reason to posit the following: (a) that women were the first to hear the Easter message; (b) that women, in gathering Jesus' disciples together again, played a crucial role in the founding of the earliest Christian community; and (c) that Mary Magdalene deserves a place in the creedal formulas that cite the names of those to whom the risen Christ first appeared.
The Shape of the Book of Psalms
Authors: Wilson Gerald H.
Published: October 2011

The Psalter exhibits a complex literary structure that not only determines its shape but also provides the reader with interpretive clues for reading both the whole and its parts.
“Why Do You Hide Your Face?”
Authors: Pleins J. David
Published: October 2011

In the Book of Job, the ancient author masterfully weaves together the related themes of “human grief and divine silence” and “human consolation and divine speech.” As Job debates with his friends and teeters on the brink of blaming God for his suffering, God, though present, remains silent. At the last, however, God bursts forth in speech, provoked because Job and his friends have presumed to know God's intentions. In his speeches, God assures Job that although things may not be righted to his liking, God will nevertheless, through the gifi of God's creative presence, provide sources of consolation amid grief and tragedy.
Work and Meaning
Authors: Kolden Marc
Published: October 2011

Because work is of central significance in our lives, it is important to ask theologically about its meaning. At its crassest, the Protestant work ethic suggests that to do work well and to amass wealth are religious duties. In reflecting on the meaning of work, one does well to take the sixteenth-century Reformers as a point of departure. Here work is associated with God the Creator, who continually creates. In work, we humans become co-workers with God and stewards of creation. By our work, we serve not only ourselves in necessary ways but also God, our neighbors, and the larger good.
Re-Imaging Nature
Authors: Hiebert Theodore
Published: October 2011

Nature, and the place of humans within it, has again become a topic of much discussion. The tendency of biblical scholars has been to describe the human being in terms that set it apart from nature. More recently, ecological concerns have impelled biblical scholars to rethink their position. This has caused them to reevaluate the nature of humanity and to construe the human being not as standing above or at the center of nature, but as being part of nature.
The Premodern Bible in the Postmodern World
Authors: Keck Leander E.
Published: October 2011

It is now time! Time to stop worrying about the Bible and to start worrying about ourselves. Time to stop using the Bible and to start living with it. And time to stop telling the Bible what it means and to let its mythological character restore imagination to our thought and praise.
The Interrupted Sermon
Authors: Lischer Richard
Published: October 2011

The renewal of preaching will not begin with the discovery of a new form or style in which to cast the sermon. It never has. Our effectiveness as preachers depends not on the originality of our rhetorical choices but our conformity to language that has been given us.
The Social World of Jesus
Authors: Riches John K.
Published: October 2011

The world into which Jesus was born in Galilee was thoroughly Jewish. It was also divided along social and economic lines and by the manner in which Jews dealt with gentiles. This is evident from different ways in which Jewish identity was conceived and differing attitudes toward land and temple. Jesus' teaching reflects this social context and interacts with it.
Limping Away with a Blessing
Authors: Farris Stephen
Published: October 2011

Recent attention to the context of biblical texts and to their literary dimension has been fruitful for preachers. But on the eve of a new millennium, biblical studies and homiletics must reclaim their identities as theological disciplines. As sacred scripture, the Bible's chief role is to serve as resource for the church's teaching, doctrine, and preaching.
Bold in the Presence of God
Authors: Long Thomas G.
Published: October 2011

The main goal of Hebrews is the renewal of Christian worship. Following Jesus the pioneer, freed by Jesus the liberator, and perfected by the offering of Jesus the great high priest, the faithful may enter the sanctuary with a clear conscience and stand boldly in the presence of God.
Job and His Friends
Authors: Newsom Carol A.
Published: October 2011

Two profound yet incompatible moral imaginations confront each other in the attempt to address Job's experience of turmoil That of the friends is grounded in a deep sense of the moral nature of creation. Job's moral imagination takes shape through an act of witness that attempts to create a community of answerability before God.
Job 23:1–9, 16–17
Authors: Balentine Samuel E.
Published: October 2011

Job's search for God anticipates the quest for authentic spirituality amid the collective disillusionment and anxiety shared by Generation X. Indeed, the figure of Job as sage offers all of us a model in the painful search for meaningful life.
Holiness in Leviticus and Beyond
Authors: Wright David P.
Published: October 2011

The Priestly Torah and Holiness School—the basic traditions of the pnestly writings in Leviticus and the other pentateuchal books—offer differing perspectives on holiness. The Holiness School reinterprets the prescriptions of the Priestly Torah by developing a system of holiness that emphasizes God's holiness in relation to the people's experience and conduct.
Joseph Kasa-Vubu, ABAKO, and Performances of Kongo Nationalism in the Independence of Congo
Authors: Covington-Ward Yolanda
Published: October 2011

When most people think about the Belgian Congo and its path to independence on June 30, 1960, the figure that most frequently comes to mind is that of Patrice Lumumba and his strategy of uniting people across different ethnic groups. While Lumumba’s contributions have been well documented and recognized, this essay argues that the Kongo ethnic association–turned–political party, ABAKO (Association des BaKongo), and its leader Joseph Kasa-Vubu, were the driving force behind the independence movement in colonial Belgian Congo. ABAKO, however, used a completely different approach that successfully privileged ethnic nationalism, demonstrating that ideas of ethnic identity were often more important than a burgeoning national identity. Through the application of a performative analysis to three key events—the ABAKO countermanifesto of 1956; the Léopoldville rebellion of January, 1959; and the civil disobedience campaign advocating for an autonomous Kongo state in mid-1959—the author shows that members of ABAKO and its leadership effectively used performances of ethnic and territorial nationalism to greatly impact and lead the movement for Congolese independence.
Experimental study on the effect of stitch arrangement on mechanical performance of GFRP laminates manufactured on a basis of stitched preforms
Authors: Koziol Mateusz
Published: October 2011

This article presents the results of interlaminar shear and flexural tests of stitched polyester glass fiber laminates in dependence on stitch density and main geometric stitching parameters: stitch length and stitch spacing. Purpose of the study is to work out guidelines and indications for manufacturers of composite laminates who use or who plan to use stitching technique. It was found that stitching significantly improves interlaminar shear strength which increases with stitch density. However, stitching causes deterioration of in-plane flexural properties – the deterioration progresses when stitch density increases. Obtained results indicate that it is better to achieve increase in stitch density (resulting in improvement of interlaminar shear strength) by reduction of stitch length than by reduction of stitch spacing. Stitched laminate shows higher flexural strength and flexural modulus when bent into direction parallel to the stitch lines than when bent into the transverse direction. The results obtained within the study and their approximation constants may be a base for a new theoretical model simulating behavior of stitched laminate during static bending and enabling prediction of its mechanical performance.
An Exploratory Study of a Number Sense Program to Develop Kindergarten Students’ Number Proficiency
Authors: Sood Sheetal , Jitendra Asha K.
Published: October 2011

This study examined the effectiveness of a number sense program on kindergarten students’ number proficiency and responsiveness to treatment as a function of students’ risk for mathematics difficulties. The program targeted development of relationships among numbers (e.g., spatial, more and less). A total of 101 kindergarten students (not at risk: 22 control and 36 experimental; at risk: 18 and 25) from five classrooms in a high-poverty elementary school participated in the study. Using a quasi-experimental design, classrooms were randomly assigned to either the intervention (number sense instruction, NSI) or control condition. Results indicated significant differences favoring the treatment students on all measures of number sense (e.g., spatial relationships, more and less relationships, benchmarks of five and ten, nonverbal calculations) at posttest and on a 3-week retention test. Furthermore, the effects were not mediated by at-risk status, suggesting that NSI may benefit a wide range of students. Implications in terms of preventing early mathematical learning difficulties are discussed.
The Use of Immunohistochemistry for Biomarker Assessment—Can It Compete with Other Technologies?
Authors: Dunstan Robert W. , Wharton Keith A. , Quigley Catherine , Lowe Amanda
Published: October 2011

A morphology-based assay such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) should be a highly effective means to define the expression of a target molecule of interest, especially if the target is a protein. However, over the past decade, IHC as a platform for biomarkers has been challenged by more quantitative molecular assays with reference standards but that lack morphologic context. For IHC to be considered a “top-tier” biomarker assay, it must provide truly quantitative data on par with non-morphologic assays, which means it needs to be run with reference standards. However, creating such standards for IHC will require optimizing all aspects of tissue collection, fixation, section thickness, morphologic criteria for assessment, staining processes, digitization of images, and image analysis. This will also require anatomic pathology to evolve from a discipline that is descriptive to one that is quantitative. A major step in this transformation will be replacing traditional ocular microscopes with computer monitors and whole slide images, for without digitization, there can be no accurate quantitation; without quantitation, there can be no standardization; and without standardization, the value of morphology-based IHC assays will not be realized.
Adversarial Discourse in Prime Minister’s Questions
Authors: Bull Peter , Wells Pam
Published: October 2011

In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) are a weekly 30-minute parliamentary session, in which the prime minister (PM) responds to questions from both government and opposition members of parliament (MPs). In this study, 18 PMQs (April-November, 2007) were analysed, 9 with Labour PM Tony Blair, 9 with his successor Gordon Brown; in all 18 sessions, their opponent was Conservative Party leader David Cameron. In PMQs, MPs are expected to converse through questions and replies, while refraining from “unparliamentary language” (e.g., direct insults to another MP). However, within these constraints, PMQs are notorious for adversarial discourse, analysed in this study through the concept of face-threatening acts (FTAs). Six distinctive ways in which FTAs are performed by the leader of the opposition in questions and five distinctive ways in which the PM may counter FTAs in replies were identified. Overall, it is proposed that face aggravation in PMQs is not just an acceptable form of parliamentary discourse, it is both sanctioned and rewarded, a means whereby MPs may enhance their own status through aggressive facework.
Efficacy of electromyographic biofeedback and electrical stimulation following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Akkaya Nuray , Ardic Fusun , Ozgen Merih , Akkaya Semih , Sahin Fusun , Kilic Alper
Published: October 2011

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of electromyographic biofeedback training and electrical stimulation therapy for rehabilitation following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

Design: Randomized, prospective, controlled single-blind trial.

Setting: Department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, university hospital.

Subjects: Forty-five patients who had undergone surgery for arthroscopic partial meniscectomy were randomly divided into three groups with 15 patients in each group.

Interventions: The control group had home exercise, the second and third groups received electromyographic biofeedback training or electrical stimulation therapy to quadriceps muscle in addition to home exercise.

Main measures: The patients were evaluated for: visual analogue scale, gait velocity (m/s), time using a walking aid after surgery, Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale score, knee flexion–extension angle, maximum and average contraction powers of vastus medialis obliquus and vastus lateralis muscles on the day before the operation and two and six weeks after.

Results: The time using a walking aid was 8.3 ± 8.0, 1.5 ± 2.5 and 4.5 ± 5.5 days, respectively, for the home exercise, electromyographic biofeedback training and electrical stimulation groups, and significantly shorter in the electromyographic biofeedback training than in the home exercise group ( P < 0.017). While significant progress was detected in Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale score in the second and sixth postoperative weeks compared to the preoperative within-group evaluation for each of the three groups ( P < 0.017), there was significant difference in Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale in the second postoperative week in favour of electromyographic biofeedback training compared to home exercise ( P < 0.017). There were significant differences in vastus medialis obliquus average and vastus lateralis maximum and average contractions in favour of electromyographic biofeedback compared to home exercise and electrical stimulation in the second postoperative week ( P < 0.017).

Conclusions: The addition of electromyographic biofeedback training to a conventional exercise programme following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy helps to speed up the rehabilitation process.