[This is the third and final reflection on the Joel text and the Pentecost story in Acts 1-2.] “And your slaves, both men and women slaves . . . shall prophesy.” In the ancient world, there were people who held the top of the social echelon and those who remained at the bottom. On theContinue reading ““And your slaves, both men and women…shall prophesy””
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Biblical scholarship creates conflicts where they often do not exist
Writing about the Bible in his latest book After You Believe, popular scholar N. T. Wright notes, “The whole story is the whole story.” There are plenty of people who would like to slice and dice the Bible into sections; others simply ignore what they don’t like while proof-texting to support their own values. ManyContinue reading “Biblical scholarship creates conflicts where they often do not exist”
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