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Frank Viola’s Reimagining Church– Part Three
By
Ben Witherington
I must confess that Chapter Five is my favorite chapter of this book. I find myself both edified and helped by this chapter. Frank is right that the use of family language and house language dominates the discussion and the metaphorical language about the character of the early church. And like Frank, I think the…
Frank Viola’s Reimagining Church– Part Two
By
Ben Witherington
The hermeneutics of Frank Viola are interesting, and contra what some might think, Frank is not interested in playing first century Bible land. Listen to what he says: “But as I shall argue in this book, the New Testament contains no such blueprint for church practice. Neither does it contain a set of rules and…
Frank Viola’s Reimagining Church– Part One
By
Ben Witherington
ATTENTION K MART SHOPPERS. FRANK VIOLA HAS AGREED TO RESPOND TO THESE POSTS, AFTER WHICH I WILL RESPOND TO HIS RESPONSE, AND I INTEND TO GIVE HIM THE FINAL WORD. STAY TUNED. PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS AND STRAP YOURSELVES IN. REIMAGINING CHURCH: by Frank Viola (David C. Cook Publishers). Frank Viola is a creative…
BW3 on Lee Strobel’s Faith under Fire
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Ben Witherington
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