Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study by Łukasz Bergel

“…On one hand, they receive the gospel about Jesus’ victory over the world. On the other hand, they witnessed the power and dominance of the Roman Empire through its propaganda. …”
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Skrif en kerkorde by A. Celliers, P. J. Strauss

“…Every member has a God-given responsibility within the church, and existing ministries have  the responsibility to instruct the congregation in the teaching of the gospel in particular. This enables the congregation to adhere to its calling for obedience, love, and witness, so that the church  can continue to exist. …”
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Christ’s redemption and giwu: Cultural contextualisation in Pamona, Indonesia by Pieter G.O. Sunkudon, Daud Daud, Juanda Juanda, Yewin Tjandra, Selmita Paranoan

“…With a faithful and global contextualisation approach, the article explores ways to translate and apply the gospel message in the local cultural context, without compromising theological integrity. …”
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Chief Isaac Oluwole Delano: A Legend and His Legacy by Toyin Falola

“…Tough it claimed to be liberal as it evolved from an already civilized society, “magnanimous” enough to spread the gospel truth of this civility and civilization to other societies still living far below their human potentials in their various crude and barbaric enclaves, it was not liberal enough to the extent of accommodating all indigenous cultural elements of the colonized people. …”
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Meek or oppressed? Reading Matthew 5:5 in context by W. Domeris

“… According to the Gospel of Matthew 5:5, Jesus pronounces a blessing on “the meek” (Greek ?? …”
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Why Can’t Saint Victorinus of Poetovio Be the Author of the Homily “On the Ten Virgins”? by Nikolay A. Khandoga

“…Khandoga) ascribes it to Pseudo-Victorinus of Poetovio, an unknown Latin exegete of the Gospel of Matthew. Proceeding from this, the article makes an attempt at a theological and philological analysis of several quotes from the homily «On the ten virgins» and the original works of St. …”
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Die verstaan en funksie van die Ou Testament in die kerk (of: kan die kerk klaarkom sonder die Ou Testament?) Deel II by S. D. Snyman

“…The result of this investigation boils down to two basic answers given: The Old Testament was either totally rejected or narrowed down to a formula like promise-fulfillment; law-gospel; continuity-discontinuity. However well intended, to narrow down the Old Testament to a single formula resulted in viewing the Old Testament only as preliminary, the Word of God for an interim period only and validated by the New Testament. …”
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Paul’s Jewish Prophetic Critique of Jews in Romans by Lionel J. Windsor

“…Central to Paul’s argument is the interplay between Jewish particularity and the universal scope of Paul’s gospel. Israel’s failure is an intermediate but not an ultimate divine purpose. …”
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ALIGNING PRAXIS OF FAITH AND THEOLOGICAL THEORY IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION THROUGH AN EVALUATION OF CHRISTIANITY IN SOUTH AFRICA by E. Oliver

“…Human self-awareness helps us know ourselves and improve our ability to glorify God, while the Communication Revolution empowers Christians to spread the gospel globally. Christianity is also in need of a revolution back to its origin of an un-institutionalised, non-hierarchical, living faith that is changing the lives of people both in the present and eternally. …”
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Die verstaan en funksie van die Ou Testament in die kerk (of: kan die kerk klaarkom sonder die Ou Testament?) Deel I by S. D. Snyman

“…The result of this investigation boils down to two basic answers given: The Old Testament was either totally rejected or narrowed down to a formula like promise-fulfillment; law-gospel; continuity-discontinuity. However well intended, to narrow down the Old Testament to a single formula resulted in viewing the Old Testament only as preliminary, the Word of God for an interim period only and validated by the New Testament. …”
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Apostoł Andrzej – osoba i imię by Bożena Hrynkiewicz-Adamskich

“…This article presents the information gathered about him and provided by the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. It also concisely describes the apocrypha about his missionary activities in Greece, Pontus, Thrace and Scythia, as well as the sources and reasons behind the development of his cult in Europe, including the Slavic nations. …”
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The use of abbreviations by superscript letter in an early fifteenth-century manuscript of the Wycliffite Bible by Joanna Grzybowska

“…The main objective of this paper is to investigate the use of superscript letters in an early fifteenth-century manuscript of the Wycliffite Bible (Mscr.Dresd.Od.83) on the basis of the Gospel of Matthew. Within the manuscript there are both superscript consonants and vowels. …”
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Spiritualiteit in het Lucasevangelie: verscheidenheid en gemeenschap by H. Welzen

“… The themes in the Gospel of Luke connected to building up the community are important for the intended readers who, in the last quarter of the first century, were part of Christian communities which comprised various groups. …”
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The Relevance of Biblical Exegesis to the Study of the Dynamics of the Educational Relationship in Contemporary Pedagogy. An Example of the Biblical Story of the Calling of Levi by Leszek Waga

“…The main focus of this article’s analysis is the Gospel story of the calling of Levi (Matthew) and Jesus’ subsequent meal with sinners and tax collectors. …”
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Embracing and Rejecting the Ruskinian Heritage in Wilde’s Aesthetic Theories by Carole Delhorme

“…As Wilde was tasked with spreading the Aesthetic gospel overseas, he decried the ugliness of the modern urban and industrial environment as well as the capitalistic modes of production, thus echoing Ruskin’s writings. …”
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Migrant churches and reverse mission: Missiological gaps and missionary trap by Phillip Musoni

“…The article discusses how Zimbabwean churches, along with other African churches in the diaspora, created obstacles that impeded the dissemination of the gospel because of their insufficient cross-cultural training and experience. …”
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MAN AND LOGOS: HERACLITUS’ SECRET by A. V. Halapsis

“…The doctrine of the Logos developed by Heraclitus had a tremendous impact on Plato and Philo of Alexandria, and through them on the author of the Fourth Gospel, who begins his story with a "Greek" rethinking of the mystery of the Incarnation. …”
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Old Russian spiritual and moral values in N.M. Karamzin's short story 'Poor Liza' by N.G. Komar

“…These traditions clash with the Old Russian literary tradition based on the Gospel idea of love. Nevertheless, there are examples which testify to the evident presence of Old Russian literary traditions in the story. …”
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QUANTIFICATION CONTRASTS OF LEXICAL MICROSYSTEMS WITH SYNONYMS SЪVEDETELЬ – POSLUKHЪ (A WITNESS) AND THEIR DERIVATIVES IN THE OLD EAST SLAVIC WRITTEN SOURCES (BASED ON MANUSCRIPT... by Oleg F. Zholobov

“…For analysis, the author chose Gospel, Apostolos, Parimejnik, Parenesis of Ephraim the Syrian, and chronicles subcorpora; the data from everyday writing and documentation were also studied. …”
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“Great Flood-Gates of the Wonder World”: Baptisms of Water and Fire in Melville and Hawthorne by Ariel Clark Silver

“…When John the Baptist speaks of baptisms of water and fire in the Gospel of Matthew (3:11), he prefigures the mortal and metaphysical obsessions in which Melville and Hawthorne find themselves immersed. …”
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