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Opening Scriptures on Way to Emmaus

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November 2018

November 21, 2018

Good News on the Way to Emmaus: Why the Messiah had to Suffer

I’ve been imagining which Scriptures Jesus "opened up" for the two disciples on the way...

November 19, 2018

The Sign of Jonah and a Tall Tale about a Prophet who Fails, Like Us

There are different opinions on whether the story of Jonah was a criticism of Jewish...

November 14, 2018

Ruth, a Romantic Tale of a Victim who Wins Out in the End, Like Jesus

In the Book of Ruth a member of a nation that Israel traded and warred...

November 12, 2018

Ezra and Nehemiah: Tribal Identity vs. Compassion

Two books in the Old Testament are ones I like least, and two are my...

November 07, 2018

Nothing is holy now. More Kings and Prophets

Holiness in a King David kind of religion doesn’t separate people from each other. David...

November 05, 2018

“Everything is Holy Now” — King David

Peter Mayer is a singer-songwriter occasionally heard on Minnesota Public Radio. One of his songs...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

A Sacrificial Victim, the Unnamed Daughter of Jephthah

A story of a sacrifice that shouldn’t have happened seems an unlikely candidate for Jesus...

October 29, 2018

Cain and Abel: About Rivalry and What Jesus’ Gift of Himself is Not

Rivalry looms large in human history. We make ourselves rivals with each other and with...

October 24, 2018

Sacrifice Isaac? What Got into Abraham?

This series started with a story of human sacrifice that masquerades as a punishment for...

October 22, 2018

Two Original Sin Stories, the Devil’s and the Bible’s

The last post was a trip away from Bible stories for another story by René...

October 17, 2018

René Girard, Rivalry, the Scapegoat, Sacred Violence

I’ve been searching through the Old Testament for stories Jesus might have told the disciples...

October 15, 2018

Achan Suffers for the Israelites

In Luke's Gospel Jesus "opens up" the Scriptures for two disciples on the way to...

October 10, 2018

Opening the Scriptures on the Way to Emmaus: Why Did Jesus Have to Suffer?

Introduction to the series Why did Jesus die? Jesus died to save us from sin...

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