October 11, 2022
Days 5-8 in Around the Bible in Eighty Days Text: Genesis 1:26-28 Who are we as human beings? What is our identity, and what is our responsibility and function on this earth? The long history of spirituality, which is evident in today’s Western culture, has included a search for the authentic self. It seems we […]
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Biblical Texts, Theodrama, Theology | Tagged: Creation, Ecology, Fill the Earth, Genesis 1:26-28, Identity, Image of God, Rule the Earth, Subdue the Earth, Vocation | 
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
June 21, 2015
This section is soaked in quotations, allusions, and echoes of the Hebrew Scriptures. Peter depends heavily on Isaiah 28:16, Psalm 118:22, Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 43:20-21, Exodus 19:5-6, Isaiah 42:12, and Hosea 2:23. Out of the 126 Greek words that lie behind the English text, almost half of them are directly from the Hebrew Bible (quoted […]
3 Comments | Biblical Texts | Tagged: 1 Peter, 1 Peter 2:4-10, Church, Identity, Israel, Mission, Missional, Temple | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 13, 2009
[Note: I am attempting to keep these SBD installments under 2000 words each, but that is–of course–quite inadequate for the topics covered. Consequently, these contributions are more programmatic than they are explanatory or defenses of the positions stated. You may access the whole series at my Serial page.] God partners with humanity as divine representatives […]
14 Comments | Theology | Tagged: Anthropology, Bible-Genesis, Creation, Humanity, Identity, Image of God, Missio Dei, Mission, Missional, Original Sin, Sin, Sinful Nature, Vocation | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks