Restoring the walls: reading Nehemiah in a time of tenuous ecclesial identity
Walls need not only be divisive. The need for healthy boundaries that protect is ever apparent in our culture, as long as such barriers do not needlessly divide. Working off the stories of the rebuilding and blessing of the wall of Jerusalem, the biblical narrative illustrates the way walls can be u...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Seminaries
[2019]
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Word & world
Year: 2019, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 166-175 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HB Old Testament KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Nehemiah; Theology
B Christian education; Home training B People of God B God; Promises B Practice (Theology) B Christians; Identity B Boundaries B Family life, Christian B Jerusalem; Walls |
| Summary: | Walls need not only be divisive. The need for healthy boundaries that protect is ever apparent in our culture, as long as such barriers do not needlessly divide. Working off the stories of the rebuilding and blessing of the wall of Jerusalem, the biblical narrative illustrates the way walls can be used for the good of individuals, families, and communities. |
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| ISSN: | 0275-5270 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Word & world
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