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Is the Bible just a book of ancient Israelite and Christian history and practices to be read? Or are we engaging in a more interactive practice when we study God’s word? Jeannine K. Brown believes that communication is at the heart of what we do when we open the Bible, that we are actively engaging God in a conversation that can be life changing. By learning about how Scripture communicates,...

glory of Christ (4:4). On the other hand, an integral part of Paul’s gospel proclamation to the Corinthians is his humble, self-giving service for their benefit (4:5). He expresses the paradox even more succinctly here: we hold this treasure in earthen vessels. What is this treasure? The context suggests three possibilities: “the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ” (4:6); “the gospel of the glory of Christ” (4:4); and “this ministry” (4:1), referring to the †new covenant
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