The remarkable vision of the book of Daniel involved a lot of giving and receiving. This redemptive-historical passing of the baton occurs with regard to great pagan kings who must learn that their dominion has been given to them, the stripping of imperial privilege from one pretender after another and its deliverance into the hands [...]
Archive for November, 2008
great expectation: Daniel 7
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Daniel, textures on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
marination: reflections on reading the Bible in a year
Posted in denkschrift, textures, tagged textures on November 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The interaction of the Christian believer with Scripture evolves as she makes her way though the journey of life. At least it should. Seasons of life come and go. Each has its own rhythm of opportunity and requirement. Each shapes life’s disciplines into a momentary form. Stagnation and abandonment are, perhaps, the principal enemies. Change [...]
MapQuest for the harassed: Psalm 119
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Psalms, textures on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Poetry often speaks as clearly by its form as by the words it employs. In such cases, structure trumps sound. This is particularly the case when self-selected rigidities of form limit the poet’s options. In such moments, he can do and must do only what he he has chosen to do. Take the ‘acrostic psalms’. [...]
be afraid: Proverbs 28.14
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Proverbs, textures on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The naked cut and thrust of the biblical proverbs is sometimes too much for the pious soul to take. Given to brevity rather than to elaboration, these aphorisms often claim that the truth lies right over there rather than describe the meandering path and the two or three streams that will need to be traversed [...]
precious mettle: 1 Peter 1
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Peter, textures on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The heat and burning of fire comprise an inconveniently common motif in the biblical literature. Some of the best and worst things that happen are mediated by that flame which destroys or purifies. The Petrine literature, with its tilt towards apocalyptic and its extreme sobriety, is particularly fond of such imagery. Peter is convinced, like [...]
choosing sadness: James 4
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, James, textures on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A modest tributary to the stream of biblical wisdom carries the thought that it is proper to choose mourning over celebration. The funeral home is, at moments, a more wisely chosen venue than the dance hall. Sadness, sometimes, produces when rejoicing has become an amiable pickpocket, slapping backs and telling jokes while relieving us of [...]
leveling: James 1
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, James, textures on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
James, the author of a New Testament letter ‘to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion’, is sure that the Christian community has no place for favoritism based on wealth or status. His rhetoric is nourished by the Hebraic legacy of a divine Turner of the Tables. Yahweh, by these lights, is almost before anything else [...]
Excellent reference source, mind the implications: Cecil Price, ‘What Does Jesus Say About …’
Posted in reseña, tagged biblical resources, Jesus on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This handsome, sturdy reference work serves up the words of Jesus on an A-to-Z thematic basis with a simple, serviceable intro to each citation under the rubric of ‘setting’. The result is a highly accessible compendium to Jesus’ words, neither illuminated nor obscured by commentary, with just enough context to establish their environment. It would [...]
a standout guide for teachers or personal Bible study: Gary Inrig, The Parables: Understanding what Jesus meant
Posted in reseña, tagged biblical resources, Jesus on November 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At the risk of starting this review sounding like an incorrigible elitist, I must confess that I prepare myself for disappointment when I open a popular Bible study guide like this one. I anticipate that it will be poorly written or captive to a provincial North American point of view or hopelessly naive regarding the [...]
alternative sacrifices: Hebrews 13
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Hebrews, textures on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The writer to the Hebrew finds himself and his compatriots—citizenship is not marginal detail for him—momentarily caught between two worlds. This one, that is to say the undeniable environment in which we move about and suffer an intermittently painful quotient of distress, is a mere shadow of the one for which we long and to [...]
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