The Parable of the Unjust Manager in the Light of Contemporary Economic Life

The solution to the problem of the parable of the Unjust Manager lies in determining the possible provisions in the contract of the landowner with his manager. If the manager\u27s contract was similar to those common to our western experience, then the manager\u27s final act was one of larceny. However, the parable was spoken by Jesus, an Oriental, to hearers who were also Orientals and who lived in an Oriental setting. The solution lies in trying to determine as carefully and as closely as possible what the contractual arrangements between landowner and manager of that day were

A Critical Study of the Evidence Pertaining to Certain Disputed Sites in Palestine

In the following chapters, we will draw on the observations and findings of these four periods to help to determine the validity or doubtfulness of the various identifications of the sites in question: Bethsaida, Mount of Beattitudes, Cana, Bethany beyond the Jordan, Emmaus, and the Calvary-Tomb area. Special reference will be made to the traditions, on which archaeologists later draw for information. We shall see that, however important traditions may be, it is dangerous to over-emphasize their importance. The occasion will present itself to cite a number of instances of this fact

The Jewish Marriage Customs at the Time of Christ

The family is “the primary social group and the wellspring of all civic and national life.” It is the basis of society. It conditions the moral health and tone of a nation, of an age. If the home is corrupted, the nation is on the way to destruction. To raise the moral standards of a nation we must begin, with the home. The future of a nation is conditioned by the homes that it fosters. The success or failure of a nation lies in the home

New Testament Introduction Part 09 I&II Thessalonians

Dr. Kiehl explains how the letters to the Thessalonians are structured, who they were written for and who wrote them.https://scholar.csl.edu/nt_intro/1008/thumbnail.jp

Day of Theological Reflection, May 12, 1975

A discussion on the charismatic movement in the Lutheran Church with Questions and answers. Including a chapel service led by Dr. Erich Kiehl

New Testament Introduction Part 15 Philemon

Dr. Kiehl explains how the letter to Philemon and why it was written.https://scholar.csl.edu/nt_intro/1015/thumbnail.jp

New Testament Introduction Part 18 I Timothy

Dr. Kiehl explains why First Timothy was written and who wrote it.https://scholar.csl.edu/nt_intro/1018/thumbnail.jp

097. 3-12-82

Chapel Sermon by Erich Kiehl on Friday, March 12, 1982

120. 04-27-1978

Chapel Sermon by Erich Kiehl on Thursday, April 27, 1978