Tag: pastoral

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Deep Immersion in the Bible: James to Jude

Day 44 I learned about the Epistle of James (or Jacob) from a Marxist Pauline theorist. It was great. I love this Epistle. It’s something I can read over and over. As I noted below, I find something new in it every time (or perhaps rediscover). It is the perfect book to sum up the […]

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Deep Immersion in the Bible: Timothy to Hebrews

Day 43 Entering the Pastoral letters, I feel a shift in tone. These are directed to specific recipients and are encouragement in their faith. Only Philemon is undisputedly written by Paul in this collection. Nonetheless, they are interesting to soak up and wrestle with. Timothy presents troubling verses on women. Do they matter if Paul […]