“search the scriptures” John 5:39

Series –

Studies in Pauline Metaphors
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Articles in this Series
Pauline Metaphors – Part 1: Citizenship
‘For our conversation [citizenship] is in heaven’, Phil. 3. 20; ‘Only let your conversation [walk as citizens] be as it becometh the gospel of Christ’, Phil. 1. 27. Are you a good citizen? In the UK…
Michael Buckeridge
2022 Volume 77 Issue 1
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 2: Guarantee
Introduction The concept of a guarantee, whether used literally or metaphorically, is not confined to the first-century period of the New Testament, although the Apostle Paul used the concept of a gua…
Eric Parmenter
2022 Volume 77 Issue 2
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 3: Adoption
Introduction The word adoption only occurs five times in the New Testament and is confined to Paul’s letters.1 There are indications of this doctrine in the Old Testament, e.g., Exod. 4. 22, 23; Hos. …
Richard Collings
2022 Volume 77 Issue 3
Pauline Metaphors – Part 4: Slavery and Manumission
Slavery and Manumission1 Even though we have seen public demonstrations against those individuals and institutions that have benefited in the past from the slave trade, slavery remains an ugly featur…
Brian Clatworthy
2022 Volume 77 Issue 4
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 5: Warfare and Soldiering
Background In New Testament times the Roman Empire held sway, sustained by the ruthless efficiency of its armies. On occasions, Paul the apostle benefited from his Roman citizenship,1 and in the later…
Ken Totton
2023 Volume 78 Issue 1
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 6: In the Marketplace
Like the modern scene, the New Testament world was filled with diverse worldviews. Many religions and philosophies vied for supremacy in public affairs and private devotion. Originally popularized by …
Keith R. Keyser
2023 Volume 78 Issue 2
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 7: Sowing and Reaping
Introduction The idea of sowing and reaping may be unfamiliar to someone living in a non-rural community in the 21st century, but it was a normal part of everyday life in the ancient world. The Apostl…
Stephen Baker
2023 Volume 78 Issue 3
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 8: Athletics
By the time Paul was writing in the New Testament, the Olympic games were an established event. Started sometime in the 700s BC, they had become so significant ‘that in late antiquity historians measu…
Michael Buckeridge
2023 Volume 78 Issue 4
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 9: Ambassador
Introduction Some of the metaphors Paul uses occur frequently in his writings, as this series of articles has shown. This one, ‘ambassador’, occurs only twice in the KJV; 2 Cor. 5. 20; Eph. 6. 20. It …
Bert Cargill
2024 Volume 79 Issue 1
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Pauline Metaphors – Part 10: Shepherding
The sight of sheep dotted over a rolling green English countryside may evoke a sense of a restful, gentle, and idyllic way of life. However, those responsible for the care of those sheep, even in such…
Michael Buckeridge
2024 Volume 79 Issue 2
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