Conscience in the New Testament
Title | Conscience in the New Testament PDF eBook |
Author | Claude Anthony Pierce |
Publisher | |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Bible |
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Professor Pierce presents a consistent and convincing thesis that the idea of conscience arose in the popular "folk wisdom" of the Greeks and came into the NT through Paul's Corinthian correspondence where the apostle picked it up as a catch-word of his readers and used it with very little real change in meaning. Throughout its long history in non-biblical and NT usage it refers to the pain (or agency of pain) suffered by an individual for specific wrong acts which he himself has committed in the past. Then as Pierce turns to the modern world he finds widespread misunderstanding and misuse of the NT meaning of the term, with a tendency to make it refer not only to one's own actions but to those of others, with a broadening of it to a collective function and, finally, with a tendency to make it the basis of judgment of future actions, thus extending its field until it becomes the infallible guide to all thought and action, a virtual "idol." In closing, the author offers some constructive suggestions to the Church for the proper training of Christians for both "choice" and "conscience." - Chalmer E. Faw, Journal of Biblical Literature, no. 1, p. 65.
Conscience in the New Testament
Title | Conscience in the New Testament PDF eBook |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1954 |
Genre | Bible |
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Conscience in The New Testament
Title | Conscience in The New Testament PDF eBook |
Author | C. A. Pierce |
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Pages | 151 |
Release | 1950 |
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Conscience in Philo and Paul
Title | Conscience in Philo and Paul PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Bosman |
Publisher | Mohr Siebeck |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9783161480003 |
Revised thesis (doctoral) - University of Pretoria, RSA, 1996.
Romans (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
Title | Romans (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas R. Schreiner |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 1155 |
Release | 2018-10-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1493414380 |
This substantive evangelical commentary on Romans by a leading biblical scholar is one of the most popular in the award-winning BECNT series (more than 25,000 copies sold) and has been praised as a great preaching commentary. This new edition, updated and revised throughout, reflects Thomas Schreiner's mature thinking on various interpretive issues. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text, extensive research, thoughtful verse-by-verse exegesis, and a user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility--making it a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.
Conscience in the New Testament
Title | Conscience in the New Testament PDF eBook |
Author | Claude Anthony Pierce |
Publisher | |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Bible |
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Romans
Title | Romans PDF eBook |
Author | Grant R. Osborne |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2010-07-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830861343 |
Paul, in seeking to bring unity and understanding between Jews and Gentiles in Rome, sets forth in Romans his most profound explication of the gospel and its meaning for the church. The letter's relevance is as great today as it was in the first century. Throughout this commentary, Grant R. Osborne explains what the letter meant to its original hearers and its application for us today.