... face up to our faults and to accept responsibility for them. He gives us the courage for disclosure. Biblical scholar, R. H. Strachan, in his excellent study of Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians, says that Paul emphasizes God's attention to humanity and ... a new creation, a new being. The old has passed away. All has become new. It was the grace former slave trader, John Newton, experienced when Christ touched him, and he gave up his terrible work, and wrote the familiar hymn, "Amazing Grace." No-fault ...
... Jesus’ Jewish contemporaries insisted that he give them a sign (Matt. 12:38–39; 16:1–4; Mark 8:11–13; Luke 11:15–20; John 6:26–29, 30–34). The Greeks look for wisdom. This is a characteristic in Corinth, but the concern with wisdom has been a characteristic ... Ancient East: The New Testament Illustrated by Recently Discovered Texts of the Graeco-Roman World (trans. L. R. M. Strachan; 1927; repr., Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1995) and Paul: A Study in Social and Religious History (2d ed.; trans. ...
