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Being Conformed to Christ in Community : a Study of Maturity, Maturation and the Local Church in the Undisputed Pauline Epistles.
This work explores Paul's conception of maturity, paying special attention to the maturation process and the role of the local church in facilitating this process. Although central to Paul's theology, maturity is often overlooked in Pauline studies. Samra argues that Paul understood his ap...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
2008.
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| Colección: | Library of New Testament studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This work explores Paul's conception of maturity, paying special attention to the maturation process and the role of the local church in facilitating this process. Although central to Paul's theology, maturity is often overlooked in Pauline studies. Samra argues that Paul understood his apostolic commission to involve delivering mature believers on the day of Christ. Samra concludes by arguing that Paul expected the local church to facilitate maturation so that believers' participation in a local assembly would result in their being conformed to Christ. The church does this by facilitating the. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (283 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780567364661 0567364666 1283197162 9781283197168 9786613197160 6613197165 |