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War, Warfare (in Isaiah)
...history that is driven, not by the pride of empires and emperors, but by a vision of God’s universal judgment, which will result in a new era of peace and ...ive reflection on the practice of war. For example, in Isaiah 2:2–4 is the vision of an end to war and an end to the preparation for war. The prophet Isaiah

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The Authority of the Canon
...was developed in response to the High Tridentine Catholic (hereafter HTC) vision, itself a response to the critique of the Protestant reformers. Only with t ...culture of the Protestant Scholastic movement. Neither is justified by the text of the Bible itself. Neither is demanded by a Protestant commitment to use

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Christ/Christology (in Matthew)
*Meier, John P. ''The Vision of Matthew: Christ, Church, and Morality in the First Gospel''. New York: P {| border="1" style="text-align: right; color: green; background-color:#ffffcc; float: right"

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Political Power (in Ecclesiastes)
...l ethics,” in Smith-Christopher: 163–73). At any rate, Qohelet does have a vision for change. He believes people can live in wholesome ways that challenge th {| border="1" style="text-align: right; color: green; background-color:#ffffcc; float: right"

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A Church of Many Peoples Confronts Racism (General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Church, 1989)
<h3>Text</h3> "Many Peoples Becoming God's People" is the theme of this joint gather ...eded today. Let us pray for courage to be a people of God who fulfill that vision.

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Daniel
...often attributed to well-known personalities of the past. The stories and vision of the Book of Daniel do not require Daniel's authorship any more than the ...3:29; 4:1; 5:19; 6:25; 7:14). It contains five stories and one vision. The vision in Chapter 7 completes the Aramaic section.

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Psalms
...erse 17 offers a pivotal perspective—the sanctuary of God offers a renewed vision. God alone is the psalmist's strength (73:26), the perverse will slip and f {| border="1" style="text-align: right; color: green; background-color:#ffffcc; float: right"

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Guidelines for Writers
...hristian church. Authors should not shrink from articulating a theological vision within the theological space provided by ecumenical dialogue. The ADB shoul ...ppreciate the lenses by which readers and the reading community engage the text. In writing for the ADB, authors of articles are asked to eschew modernisti

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Theology of Warfare (in Joshua)
...on. In other words, I have tried to demonstrate, in a close reading of the text, that the book of Joshua is not a conquest account and that its theological Throughout this commentary I have argued that the Bible is a “text in travail,” borrowing a phrase from René Girard (141). The book of Josh

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Violence and War (in Judges)
...Isa 2:1–5; 9:6–7; 11:1–9; Mic 4:6–7; Jer 23:5–8; Zech 9:9–10). In Isaiah’s vision at least, God’s people are encouraged to begin modeling that peace in the {| border="1" style="text-align: right; color: green; background-color:#ffffcc; float: right"

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Violence and War in Judges
...Isa 2:1–5; 9:6–7; 11:1–9; Mic 4:6–7; Jer 23:5–8; Zech 9:9–10). In Isaiah’s vision at least, God’s people are encouraged to begin modeling that peace in the {| border="1" style="text-align: right; color: green; background-color:#ffffcc; float: right"

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1 & 2 Chronicles
...tant, because on other occasions the Chronicler interprets and changes the text he uses to develop his theology. ...kiah (2 Kings 20:20; 2 Chron 32:32); the records of Judah in Kings are the vision of Isaiah in Chronicles. The account of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18:17–20:19 i

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The Christian and Nuclear Power (General Conference Mennonite Church, 1959)
...distrust, and national and racial tensions have all too often blurred our vision of God's will and purpose for us. We are too much involved in these pagan p ...class="gameo_bibliography">The Mennonite</em> 74 (September 8, 1959): 549. Text of the statement.

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Ezekiel
...isplays symbolic acts. In North America, Ezekiel may be best known for the vision of the wheels (chs. 1, 10, 11) and the valley of dry bones that come to lif ...nd prophecies about God’s Spirit, e.g., ch. 36 and the Valley of Dry Bones vision in ch. 37.

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Teaching the Bible in the Congregation, by Ross T. Bender
This text I heard frequently as a boy in church and it left an indelible impression o ...egation. I claim no perfection in the way my people lived out the biblical vision but I did experience authenticity then and I recognize it now in '''<span s

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Strategies for Interpreting Problematic Texts (in Joel/Obadiah/Micah)
...in seeking to report God’s deeds and words. But they were human, and their vision was constrained by the limitations of their life experience, the theologica ...s of Scripture reflect the fullness of God’s will. Arguing with a specific text can be an act of faithfulness (Gench: 12–14). That is why at various poin

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1 & 2 Thessalonians
...icits Paul’s pastoral instruction and encouragement. The Believers Church vision of communal life and mission resonates with Paul’s longing for the church ...a summary of how past, present, and future are all wrapped into one grand vision of the reality of this Christian community: “You turned toward God away f

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Beyond the Historical-Critical Method
...“the second naivete,” a post-critical posture toward the text in which the text speaks to us with full power. Anderson extended the challenge of Paul Ricoe ...stages: critical analysis of the interpreter followed by communion between text and interpreter, the goal of interpretation. This then will enable Scriptur

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The Hermeneutics of the Anabaptists
...for the same reason be closed to all that they have to say—a most hopeless vision of the ecumenical effect of historical perspective. ...e of reality lying behind each language. One can no longer assume that any text, especially if it has been translated from another language, as all the Bib

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Gereja Injili di Tanah Jawa, Indonesia
...ifficult for church leaders to get a strong grasp on a uniquely Anabaptist vision within Indonesia, and preventing an Anabaptist approach to relationships wi ...uding GITJ, in terms of theology, education, and institutions. Most of the text is background historical context, but some description of GITJ’s modern p

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