Union Experience in Spirituality and Sexuality PAN Yi Jung The meaning of sex is multi-dimensional. In this paper, “sexuality” is considered as the appropriate word as we relate the broader understanding of sex to spirituality. Sexuality directs...

The Practice of Marriage from the Perspective of Discipleship: A Preliminary Investigation Andres S. TANG This paper aims to investigate the practice of marriage in Western church history after the New Testament period in the view of discipleship. After...

編者的話 鄧紹光 三一上帝在基督裏藉著聖靈所建立並持續地構成的教會群體，一直活在世界之中；這樣一來，她就無可避免地要跟世界之中的國家或政權交往。今期《山道期刊》以「政教關係」為主題，邀請了不同學者就著新約聖經、教會歷史、系統神學等各個範疇，探討這個重要的課題。...

編者的話 黃福光 雖然我們沒有這樣計劃，但今期的主題「身體神學」所收錄的六篇專題文章，若細緻劃分，其實可以歸為三個類別，每個類別兩篇。首先，陳耀明和陳偉迦的文章可以歸類為有關身體的聖經神學教導，以及其含義。第二類是李富豪和筆者的文章，談論殘疾。最後一類是趙崇明和潘怡蓉文章，談論身體的美學與神學。...

編者的話 吳國傑 自從新冠肺炎疫症爆發，全球染疫人數已逾二億五千萬，病逝者超過五百萬，數字還未計算檢測能力薄弱、無法確定死因的第三世界窮困國家。因著疫情，世界各地人民的生活、經濟、出行皆受到不同程度的影響；例如外出要戴口罩，保持社交距離，聚會人數受限，入境須檢疫隔離，旅遊往來大減，相關行業裁員，失業率因而攀升等等。在這環境下，教會聚會也在相當程度上受到影響，疫情嚴重、聚會受限期間，教會實體聚會暫停，網上直播、視像對話成為必須的替代模式；即使疫情緩和，實體聚會重開，網上同步也變成新常態。面對這被稱為「世紀疫症」的災難，究竟基督信仰有何資源可幫助教會作出回應，將危機化為轉機？今期《山道期刊》以「疫症與災難」為主題，集合了不同的學者從兩約聖經、教義神學、實踐神學等角度進行探討，期望能啟迪現代的基督徒如何應對這個時代挑戰。...

編者的話 鄧紹光 人是甚麼？基督教的信仰認為，人既不是創造主，就必定是受造物。從這個角度來看，人是受造物的一分子，因此不能離開其受造特性來討論。人論是不能離開創造論而獨立建立起來的。那麼，這個受造的人是怎樣的？這是今期《山道期刊》專題文章想要探討的。...

From Quasi-Goddess to Protestant Woman: Martin Luther’s Re-imagining of the Virgin Mary CHAN Hiu Ki Contrary to the reluctance of the Protestants to talk about saints and the Virgin Mary today, Martin Luther, the main initiator of the Protestant...

The Suffering Messiah as Christian Ingroup Prototype in 1 Peter Joyce Wai-Lan SUN This essay investigates the role and implications of emphasizing Jesus Christ as the Suffering Messiah in 1 Peter for the social identity formation of its targeted readers....

Paul’s Messianic Idea in the Letter to the Romans XUE Xiaxia There is no consensus about the way Paul uses the term Χριστός in the past half century. Some scholars argue that Paul usesΧριστός as a surname, which carries no significant...

Another Take on the JohannineTemple Cleansing Crux: A Perspective from Jewish Messianism Josaphat C. TAM John 2:13-22 has been an interpretive crux throughout the history of Johannine studies. There has been a long controversy as to whether there is only...