wisdom
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CASE FOR CHARACTER: Towards a Lutheran Virtue Ethics. By Joel D. Biermann
Over all, Biermann’s contribution is significant, timely, and a remarkable achievement that will alter current discussions of ethics among Lutherans and other Christians.
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Lent 3 • 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 • March 8, 2015 The Word of the Cross
The preacher has the wonderful opportunity in this text to invite his hearers to respond to Christ by believing the word of the cross and…
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Psalm 1
Psalm 1 is wisdom literature about the righteous man and the wicked man compared; with a Messianic theme that Christ is the righteous man.
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Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Trinity Sunday, Series C, explains wisdoms place in God world view and creation.
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Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14: 2:18-26
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14: 2:18-26 for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Series C. Life without the knowledge of God is meaningless.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10-20
Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 if you do not enjoy wht God has givven you then you will not be happy.
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1 Kings 3:4-15
1 Kings 3:4-15 is Solomon’s prayer for wisdom to rule justly but also contains flaws that later would later lead to the downfall of Israel.
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Interpreting Qohelet’s Contradictions
The purpose of this thesis is to try to determine the best interpretive option to deal with apparent contradictions or “tensions” in Ecclesiastes.