Het werk van Mikeal C. Parsons duikt in de kruising van religie en literaire analyse, en verkent de diepere betekenissen die in teksten zijn ingebed. Zijn benadering wordt gekenmerkt door kritisch denken en een streven naar begrip van complexe religieuze en filosofische vraagstukken. Als professor en redacteur levert hij een belangrijke bijdrage aan de academische discussie op het gebied van religiestudies.
Provides a basic lexical, analytical and syntactical analysis of the Greek text of 1, 2, and 3 John. This title reflects the advances in scholarship on Greek grammar and linguistics. It contains recommendations for further reading and an bibliography.
While the commentary tradition has, with some notable exceptions, shifted away from philology to take up questions of the social values, rhetorical conventions, and narrative strategies, this title provides the textual, philological, and grammatical essentials to any act of interpretation. schovat popis
Uncover the truth about a scandal that rocked the Texas Baptist community, long buried in silence. In 1894, Steen Morris raped Antônia Teixeira while both were guests at Baylor University president Rufus Burleson’s home. This assault marked the beginning of a series of attacks that ultimately left Antônia pregnant. Instead of seeking justice, Burleson and other influential Baptist leaders in Waco initiated a campaign of intimidation, victim-blaming, and cover-up to protect the institution's virtuous image. In this work, Mikeal C. Parsons and João B. Chaves meticulously reveal the layers of concealment surrounding the case, starting with Antônia’s father, Antônio Teixeira, a former Catholic priest who became a key figure in Brazil's Baptist community. They challenge romanticized narratives of the Southern Baptist Convention’s foreign missions, tracing Antônia’s journey north, her assault, and the ensuing scandal that was systematically erased from history. This iconoclastic and detailed account highlights how religious institutions have employed selective memory to maintain their power. By doing so, the authors take a crucial step toward dismantling oppressive structures. The book has been recognized as a finalist for the Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award in Biography (2023).
Jakob Jansen was just an ordinary shop keeper, who lived with his wife, and a very attractive assistant, when life took a drastic turn.