Power, service, humility
a New Testament ethic
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Author
Publication
2014 - Baylor University Press, Waco, Texas, Texas
Language
English
Word Count
36,250 words, Guess
Page Count
145 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28391600M
- Internet Archivepowerservicehumi0000feld
- ISBN-101481300253
- ISBN-101481300261
- ISBN-139781481300254
and 5 more
- ISBN-139781481300261
- Library of Congress Control Number2013020061
- OCLC Control Number854612626
- Better World Books9781481300254
- Better World Books9781481300261
Classifications
- DDC241
- LCCBS2545.P66 F4513 2014
- LCCBS2545.P66F4513 2014
Description
Since ancient times, depictions of the divine have been painted with the colors of divine power. Not surprisingly, power language became a central part of the New Testament's understanding of God and human relationships. In Power, Service, Humility, biblical scholar Reinhard Feldmeier reads across the New testament canon--the Gospels, Pauline epistles, and Revelation of John--to distinguish two ways in which power works. Feldmeier's chief claim is that power based on oppression, the kind Satan offers Christ, is a far different kind of power than the empowerment that God grants Jesus in the resurrection. Further, Feldmeier demonstrates the antithetical link between worldly power and the power present in Christ-like service and humility. As Feldmeier discovers, the differences between sacred and secular power have dramatic implications for how humans handle power within the church and beyond. Power, Service, Humility provokes thoughtful considerations of both human and divine relationships with power and power's holy place within the Christian faith.--Back cover.
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