15 research outputs found
Interpretation: A Bible commentary for teaching and preaching : V.12.: First and second Thessalonians
Louisvillexiii, 138 p..; 24 c
A welcome for Phoebe (Video)
https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatschapelservices/7633/thumbnail.jp
Disciple, Prophet, and Mother: Glimpses of Mary in the Gospel of Luke
More Lecture by Beverly Gaventa, November, 11, 1993. Digital audio recording (mp3). Duration: 47 minutes, 33 seconds
A welcome for Phoebe
https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatschapelservices/1414/thumbnail.jp
Tabitha: The Gazelle of Joppa (Acts 9.36 - 41)
The article argues that the name Tabitha (Acts 9:36), which means "gazelle" when read as a metaphor for a proselyte in the Acts narrative, highlights the issue of boundaries in some early Christian communities. It also suggests that Joppa, the town in which Tabitha lived, might be read as a symbol of "mixing," one of the crucial issues in Jewish and Christian self-definition