The Pastoral Epistles: A Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles (Hermeneia: a Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible)

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Summary: A Map of the Christian World
Review: The plan was to have Christian congregations in place for the second coming. But then things changed, and early church organizers needed to map peaceful, secure Christian communities in the non-Christian world. Good conscience, faith and works still mattered, but under non-Christian authorities instead of within the kingdom of God on earth. Writers Martin Dibelius and Hans Conzelmann give the verses of THE PASTORAL EPISTLES to Timothy and Titus a thorough workout. Their book is a clear, insightful read that leads into similar modern concerns discussed in Richard Foster's CELEBRATION OF DISCIPLINE, Matthew Fox's THE COMING OF THE COSMIC CHRIST, Hannah Hurnard's HINDS' FEET ON HIGH PLACES, and PEACE PILGRIM: HER LIFE AND WORK IN HER OWN WORDS.