Textweek ATLAS - January 31, 2016 Epiphany / Ordinary 4C

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Epiphany 4C 
January 31, 2016

Miller, Donald G., "Luke 4:22-30: Expository Article," Interpretation, 1986.
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"The Kingdom of God is not a political Kingdom. Its king is Jesus Christ, who is not a political king..."

 

Russell, Letty, "Prophet without Violence," The Christian Century, 1992.
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"As far as I can remember, no one ever paid much attention to the other side of the Year of Jubilee, or wondered why Luke dropped the second half of verse 2 in Isaiah 61 which speaks of 'the day of vengeance'."

 

Cox, Steven L., "1 Corinthians 13 -- An Antidote to Violence: Love," Review & Expositor, 1996.
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"In an age of violence, the Christian message of love should attract people who are searching for the 'meaning of life.' It is sad that Christianity is sometimes 'criticized as the cultural medium for collective violence and is valorized as the antidote for healing such violence.' [Wallace, Davis, eds. Curing Violence] This is evidenced by the violence of slander,division, and self-aggrandizement that sometimes occur among Christians."

 

O'Day, Gail R., "The Ethical Shape of Pauline Spirituality," Brethren Life and Thought, 1987.
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"The issues of spirituality and spiritual growth are very much in vogue in discussions within the contemporary church and within contemporary culture in general. Yet as current as these issues are, the interest in spirituality was also paramount among the concerns of the early Christians..."