Christian Life & Practice

Aby Puthukulangara Ecclesia in Ephesians

A Theology of an Undivided Apostolic Church in the Letter to the Ephesians

Berlin, 2021 . 284 pp . Forum Fundamentaltheologie. Vol. 11

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The Church of Christ was, is and always will be undivided . However, disunity among Christians is a reality . While safeguarding the apostolic tradition in the first era of Christianity, Ephesians provides a remarkable history – more potent for ecumenism and internal reform today . This book investigates the Ecclesiology of Ephesians, with a plenitude of references to exegetes who mainly come from the German-speaking world . It is a Catholic approach to the standard features of the Church, which provides insights for a comprehensive reassessment of the Church . This book is concerned not just with defending particular doctrines . It is an honest exploration of how first-century Ecclesiology fits the milieu and context of the contemporary Church and provokes and challenges us to appreciate the diverse ecclesiological convictions .

John E. Ziolkowski Similes in the Bible (A Compendium)

Oxford, 2022 . XII, 394 pp . Religions and Discourse. Vol. 63

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This book lists all the similes in the Bible in three different versions (Greek, Latin and English), noting especially the variation in the use of introductory words (protheses) . There are over 1000 examples, not counting the predicate and genitive versions, a significant collection . The Introduction discusses the parts and types of similes as well as other similar figures of speech (e .g ., analogies, comparisons and metaphors); examples are provided of prothetic (prosthesis expressed: he runs like a panther) and non-prothetic types (prothesis implied: he is [like] a lion in savagery) . The Conclusion points out various aspects of Biblical usage, some differing from those in classical Greek authors (Homer and Plato) . The importance of similes in clarifying difficult concepts while adding grace to the narrative accounts for their popularity in philosophical and religious writers . Laura Jurgens Martin Luther and Women

Theology and Lived Experience

New York, 2020 . XIV, 162 pp .

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This book argues that Martin Luther did not enforce his own strict theological convictions about women and their nature when he personally corresponded with women throughout his daily life . This becomes clear with Luther’s interactions with female family members and Reformation women . With these encounters, he did not maintain his theological attitudes and made exceptions to his own theology for such influential women . Luther also did not enforce his theology throughout his pastoral care where he treated both men and women respectfully and equally . His pastoral work shows that he allowed his compassion and empathy to win over his own strict theological convictions about women . It is important to remember that Luther not only wrote about women in the abstract, but also lived both his public and private life among women . However, there have been no comprehensive studies that have examined his theological writings about women and personal encounters with women . For this reason, fundamental aspects of Luther have remained in the dark . As actions speak louder than words, scholars need to include the practical, as well as the theoretical when analyzing his attitudes towards women . This book not only contributes to a more nuanced understanding of Luther’s theological views on women, but also how those views compare to his actual social encounters with women . This work highlights the necessity to explore Luther’s personal encounters with women, as well as his theology when trying to provide an authentic assessment of the reformer’s attitudes towards women .