You’re not being “ecumenical” if you’re dedicated to convincing Protestants, Orthodox, and heterodox Christians to give up their various disagreements with the Vatican.
Category: Reading Scripture
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Another cruciflick.
“The Gospel of John” is more sensitive to the New Testament’s history of antisemitic interpretation.
The New Testament has been turned into a fashion magazine for girls.
They’re not classical Unitarians, but they are unitarians.
“The opponents of Bishop Robinson’s confirmation who quoted Bible verses during the discussion in Minneapolis must have known they had a weak case.”
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Genesis for grown-ups.
“Nothing mitigates Genesis’s skepticism about the nature of humanity.”
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Subtitling the Gospel.
“The true historical framing of Gibson’s script is neither early first-century Judea (where Jesus of Nazareth died) nor the late first-century Mediterranean diaspora (where the evangelists composed their Gospels). It is post-medieval Roman Catholic Europe.”
“If Jesus were active in politics today, wouldn’t he be lobbying for the poor?”
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Elevation.
A Freedom Trail guide tells tourists that Puritans founded a “city set upon a hill” because they believed that the higher up you are, the closer you are to God.
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The Bible’s plot.
“Sinners do not get what they deserve.”