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Exploring the Old Testament in the New
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ISBN/EAN: 9781621897897
Umbreit-Nr.: 991121
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 108 S.
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Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 29.11.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
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DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- There are many books on the use of the Old Testament in the New. This one takes a practical approach to the subject, inviting the reader to explore the relationship between the two testaments in the Bible through a series of different lenses.-The text form of the Old and New Testaments-The presence or absence of introductory formulae-The selection of texts by New Testament writers-The application of Old Testament texts to the Gospel facts-The combination of several Old Testament texts-The history of interpretation of these texts in ancient Judaism-The story or narrative that is indicated by the use of these texts-The function of the Old Testament citations in the New Testament writingsEach section includes practical exercises that will help the reader become a participant in the discussion. Through these eight lenses the reader is invited to explore this fascinating subject, and through it to discover what C. H. Dodd called "the substructure of New Testament theology."
- Kurztext
- Human embryos, it has been said, &quote;have no muscles, nerves, digestive system, feet, hands, face, or brain; they have nothing to distinguish them as a human being, and if one of them died, no one would mourn as they would for one of us.&quote; Consequently, early human embryos are being dismembered in laboratories around the world to produce embryonic stem cells, which, we are told, are the tools that will lead to the next quantum leap in medicine. Should Christians support such small sacrifices for something that might potentially relieve the suffering of millions, or should we vigorously oppose it?Developmental biologist and professor of biochemistry Michael Buratovich was asked such a question (among others) by his students. This book contains his measured answers and provides support from the scientific literature to substantiate his claims. He shows that embryonic stem cells are unnecessary, since the renaissance in regenerative medicine is occurring largely without them. Furthermore, he sets forth the scientific and historic case that the embryo is the youngest and most vulnerable member of humanity, and that ones such as these are precisely those whom the Christian church worked to protect in the past--and should champion in the present.
- Autorenportrait
- Peter R. Rodgers is Pastor of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Antelope, California, and Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, Sacramento Campus. He is the author of<i>Text and Story</i> (Pickwick, 2011).