TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bakke,Raymond J.
TI  - A theology as big as the city
SN  - 9780830874347 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BS680.C5 B35 1997eb
U1  - 250/.9173/2 22
PY  - 1997///]
CY  - Downers Grove, Ill.
PB  - InterVarsity Press
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - City churches
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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