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Significant Other
In this second volume, Scott suggests that our familiarity with certain words can cause us to inject a meaning into them that can obscure how those words would have been understood in their original setting. The volume focuses on 'church' (the 'significant other' to Jesus). Highlighting the Roman Imperial setting of the New Testament, and the common use of the word 'ekklesia' in that setting, he presents a case for understanding that the calling of the church was indeed political, in the sense of seeking to be an agent for the transformation of the world.
98 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2020
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Martin Scott
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A pen name of Martin Millar.
A pen name of Martin Millar.
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May 14, 2021
It is not a hard read. It is not a long read. For some it will be a revolution of thinking. What I really like is that its the kind of book that takes a sentence to say something, and you think oh yes. But then it will take you a year to unpack it, and probably a life time to activate it. I like that. Great read and has the potential to change so much.
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