Worship at the well: From Dogmatics to doxology (and back again)

From: Trinity Journal | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Vanhoozer, Kevin J | Copyright information

WORSHIP AT THE WELL: FROM DOGMATICS TO DOXOLOGY (AND BACK AGAIN)*

I. INTRODUCTION: WELLS, WOMEN, AND WORSHIP

Lake County, as the name itself indicates, hardly resembles the and lands of Palestine, where having access to water is a matter of life and death. Like everything else, the value of water is determined by the laws of supply and demand. There will always be a demand for water, for it is essential to life. No wonder that water is such an important image in the Bible.' As...

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