Textweek Links: June 23, 2013, Proper 7C, Ordinary 12C, Pentecost +5

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Proper 7C / Ordinary 12C / Pentecost +5

June 23, 2013

Arnold, Clinton E., "Exorcism 101:What Can We Learn from the Way Jesus Cast out Demons?" Christianity Today, 2001.
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"Has the naturalistic worldview that permeates our culture impaired our perception of spiritual reality and hindered our ability to minister to people who are deeply afflicted?"

Harstine, Stanley, "An Exegesis of the Character of Jesus in Luke 8," Review & Expositor, 2000. 
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"Does Luke's portrayal indicate his understanding of how the Son of the Most High Lord Savior and Messiah is to interact socially?"

Hollenbach, Paul W., "Jesus, Demoniacs, and Public Authorities: A Socio-Historical Study," Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 1981. 
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Abstract: "...Jesus was a deviant exorcist who interrupted the status quo in which demoniacs and exorcists among others had their place. It was this disturbance that brought the wrath of the authorities on Jesus."

Ramshaw, Gail, "Living by the Word: 1 Kings 19:4-8, John 6:35, 41-51," The Christian Century, 2009.
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"Living deeply into the metaphors of the faith is not for the fainthearted."

Jones, L. Gregory, "Unity and Diversity in Christ," The Christian Century, 1992. 
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"The call to deny oneself is a call to locate one's identity through baptism in the eschatological community marked by Christ's cross. We find our lives not through possession—of our selves, goods or cultural standards—but through identification with Christ's sacrifice."