Quotables
QUOTABLES FROM SCJ 11.1 (quotables from other issues)
Chosen by Stephen Paul
Graduate Student, Emmanuel School of Religion
"Campbell believed that the candidate's limited knowledge of the meaning and purpose of baptism did not negate the effects of baptism.&qu
David Lertis Matson, "Who Wrote the Lunenburg Letter?" (SCJ 11.1:14)
"Based on this correspondence, one wonders whether Campbell himself even knew the identity of the sister of Lunenburg."
David Lertis Matson, "Who Wrote the Lunenburg Letter?" (SCJ 11.1:20)
"Any claim that Campbell believed Christ would literally and physically return to earth in 1866 is a misunderstanding or misrepresentation, even if unintentional."
Randy Todd, "Did Campbell Predict the Year of Christ's Coming?" (SCJ 11.1:31)
"Though Campbell did not expect the literal return of Christ in 1843 or 1847 or even 1866, he expected something."
Randy Todd, "Did Campbell Predict the Year of Christ's Coming?" (SCJ 11.1:39)
"Pilate does not need to be connected directly to Sejanus for his actions to be understood."
Brian E. Messner, "'No Friend of Caesar'" (SCJ 11:1:47)
"The John 19:12 threat coupled with the crowd pressure found in the synoptic accounts of Jesus' trial help us to understand why, from a Roman perspective, Pilate executed Jesus when he so clearly wanted to set Jesus free."
Brian E. Messner, "'No Friend of Caesar'" (SCJ 11:1:57)
"There is nothing in Barna's call to spiritual and moral renewal that has not already been said in a clearer and more powerful way by the historic church."
Keith D. Stanglin, "Barna's Revolution and the Devolution of Ecclesiology" (SCJ 11.1:62)
"Barna leaves no meaningful place for the ‘assembling' of believers for the stated aims of praising God, breaking bread, and preaching the word."
Keith D. Stanglin, "Barna's Revolution and the Devolution of Ecclesiology" (SCJ 11.1:65)
"The Deuteronomist is determined to remind the children of Israel why they are in exile, and it seems that there is no room for Manasseh's repentance in that agenda."
W. G. Hulbert, "Good King and Bad King" (SCJ 11.1:74)
"Perhaps we should bear in mind, however, that unlike the exiled people to whom the Deuteronomist wrote, we may have a more complete picture of the life of Manasseh, and it's worth remembering both sides of the story."
W. G. Hulbert, "Good King and Bad King" (SCJ 11.1:81)
"When reading the English text alternatives, we lose some of the family emphasis that Paul had originally intended in his writing."
Alisha Paddock, "Putting Family Language Back into the Family of God" (SCJ 11.1:84)
"Believers are to practice filadelfiva by outdoing one another in giving honor, rather than receiving it, which went against the common cultural practices of the time."