03436nam a2200541Ki 4500 ocn883632296 OCoLC 20200709060040.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140714s1997 ilua ob 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9780830874347 (electronic bk.) 0830874348 (electronic bk.) 0830818901 9780830818907 (OCoLC)883632296 684599 (N$T) BS680.C5 B35 1997eb REL 016000 bisacsh 250/.9173/2 22 11.33 bcl N$TA Bakke, Raymond J., 1938- A theology as big as the city / Ray Bakke. Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, [1997] ©1997 1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-221). A journey to the city -- God's hands are in the mud -- Can we save a city like Sodom? -- A surprising source of urban leaders : Moses & his mother -- Hope in the city : the story of Ruth -- The individual & the community : do we find a theology of place in the Bible? -- Zion songs & urban poets : the need for timeless truth -- What cities ought to look like : Isaiah's vision -- Jeremiah's letter to urban families (& Daniel's response) -- Thinking biblically about the family (with the help of Ezekiel) -- Major themes in Minor Prophets -- When all else fails, send the choir : reflections on Chronicles -- The Persian partnership for the rebuilding of Jerusalem -- Models from the migrant streams : the intertestamental era -- Skeletons in the closet : the other women in the family of Jesus -- Jesus & the city : the search for an urban Jesus -- The church at the city center : from Pentecost to Antioch (Acts 1-12) -- When truth & love collide : the mission trip with Paul, Barnabas & John Mark (Acts 13; 16:36-40) -- With Paul on an urban journey (Acts 15-19) -- Two letters, two urban spiritualities (Philippians & Colossians) -- The drama of New Testament evangelism : the story of Philemon -- Ethnicity in the church : is it still okay to be Jewish? (Hebrews) -- The empire strikes back : the downward spiral from Romans 13 to Revelation 13 -- So long, Babylon, I'll miss you (Revelation 14-18) -- The urban family album -- Reflections. Description based on print version record. Cities and towns Biblical teaching. Cities and towns Religious aspects Christianity. City churches. Cities and towns Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00861756 Cities and towns Religious aspects Christianity. fast (OCoLC)fst00861834 City churches. fast (OCoLC)fst00862116 RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Bakke, Raymond J., 1938- Theology as big as the city 0830818901 (DLC) 96029820 (OCoLC)36126814 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=684599 EBSCOhost EBSC 684599 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 54374 54374