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  Martin Luther The Bible And The Jewish People

  $26.00

  SKU (ISBN): 9780800698041ISBN10: 0800698045Editor: Brooks Schramm | Editor: Kirsi StjernaBinding: Trade PaperPublished: August 2012Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers – 1517 Media Print On Demand Product

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  Christ Present In Faith

  $29.00

  1.The Basis For Justifying Faith
  2.Faith Formed By Christ
  3.The Law And Participation In The “divine Life”
  4.Christ And The Believer As One Person
  5.”Through Faith One Becomes God”
  6.The Presence Of Christ And Sanctification
  7.”Simultaneously Righteous And A Sinner”
  8.The Christian Struggle
  9.The Sighing Of The Spirit
  10.Realistic Symbolism And The Union With Christ
  11.The Present Christ And The Objective Basis For Holiness

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  Mannermaa’s revisionist work on justification in Luther’s theology – a notable contribution from one of the most influential Finnish scholars of Luther studies – is now available in English. His book opens up new interpretive questions for historical theology with striking implications for ecumenism, ethics, and spirituality.

  He writes, “the idea of the divine life in Christ which is present in faith lies at the very center of the theology of the Reformer.” He argues that later Lutheran interpretation of this teaching has portrayed justification as more mechanical and forensic than Luther did, underestimated the extent to which God’s righteousness is also ours, and obscured the radical personal transformation that Luther attributed to justification.

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  Homoeroticism In The Biblical World

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  Nissinen’s award-winning book surveys attitudes in the ancient world toward homoeroticism, that is, erotic same-sex relations. Focusing on the Bible and its cultural environment-Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Israel-Nissinen concisely and readably introduces the relevant sources and their historical contexts in a readable way.
  Homoeroticism is examined as a part of gender identity, i.e., the interplay of sexual orientation, gender identification, gender roles, and sexual practice. In the patriarchal cultures of the biblical world, Nissinen shows, homoerotic practices were regarded as a role construction between the active and passive partners rather than as expressions of an orientation moderns call “homosexuality.” Nissinen shows how this applies to the limited acceptance of homoerotic relationships in Greek and Roman culture, as well as to Israel’s and the early church’s condemnation of any same-sex erotic activity.

  For readers interested in the ancient world or contemporary debates, Nissinen’s fascinating study shows why the ancient texts-both biblical and nonbiblical-are not appropriate for use as sources of direct analogy or argument in today’s discussion.

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  Role Of The Bishop

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  The essays in this book describe, from several perspectives, the role of the bishop in leading the church. The writers, from their global perspective, bear witness to the fact that the role of the bishop is an ever-changing one as bishops work in the world as it is. Rather than focusing on what will be an anachronistic concept of leadership, the writers hold up the evangelical principle that leadership in the church must be subject to the gospel.

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