As I wrote previously, some in our discussion group were troubled by the way women were treated in the ancient stories. Others suggested they had to read these in their historical contexts. When things got pretty emotional, we decided to continue by reading Ruth and Esther. My confidence in having a good grasp of Ruth […]
The Moses story is not only that God frees the Israelites from slavery and genocide, but also that he creates a nation by giving them their own land and teachings about just ways to live in it. I was caught off guard when discussing these social teachings in our Monday night gathering. My intention was […]
When I began looking at Bible stories to help us understand our present situation, I never expected how much they addressed our problem with immigration. Just about every ancient story faced the problem of living as aliens in a foreign land because famine or suffering forced God’s people to leave their homes. For example, Moses’ […]
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