The parable of the Wicked Tenants is from Q and has a good chance of being from Jesus himself. It is used against Jews in patristic exegesis, but one would like to think it is directed only against t
"To be specific, not Herod, not Caiaphas and not the Roman governor Pilate are ever targeted by Jesus’s criticism."But the chief rivals, the Pharisees and the Scribes, get quite a lashing in Mt 23
God’s love letter this weekend: The Story is everything.“Write it down.” (Hal Roach used to say.) The ‘Story’ is everything. ‘Tell me a story.’ We said that from our earliest day
#3 Yet, Joe, isn't it significant that, re 'rivalry between Jesus and John the Baptist', Jesus himself never indulges in targeted criticism of any individual, least of all John. He is 'rivaled with' b
Excellent article as always Brendan.Not alone have the horses disappeared over the horizon, they will never be gathered up again. It is not in the vested interests of the major social media organiz
Kenneth Bailey (died 2016) has long experience and knowledge of the culture of the Middle East, teaching Scripture. He has a set of four half-hour talks on video on the parable. The first is at https:
Yes indeed. When the word "brothers" turns up in the Bible, "rivalry" is close at hand -- even in the Christian brotherhood (as in 1 Cor 1). What's most powerful is the way the tensions are resolved i
Rivalry is central here - beginning with the rivalry of the 'pharisees and scribes' with Jesus himself. That begins, obviously, with the greater attention Jesus is receiving from the 'tax collectors a
Readers can identify totally with the soliloquy of the prodigal son, especially if one is cynical enough to read it not as an undiluted expression of heartfelt conversion, but rather as a calculation
Thanks, Brendan, for this heartfelt and perceptive comment. The social media have not been the Garden of Paradise but rather a new theatre for Original Sin. When they are effectively weaponized by mur
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31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019The parable of the Wicked Tenants is from Q and has a good chance of being from Jesus himself. It is used against Jews in patristic exegesis, but one would like to think it is directed only against t
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019"To be specific, not Herod, not Caiaphas and not the Roman governor Pilate are ever targeted by Jesus’s criticism."But the chief rivals, the Pharisees and the Scribes, get quite a lashing in Mt 23
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019God’s love letter this weekend: The Story is everything.“Write it down.” (Hal Roach used to say.) The ‘Story’ is everything. ‘Tell me a story.’ We said that from our earliest day
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019#3 Yet, Joe, isn't it significant that, re 'rivalry between Jesus and John the Baptist', Jesus himself never indulges in targeted criticism of any individual, least of all John. He is 'rivaled with' b
The Christchurch Massacre – social media another tool of bigotry and terror
March 25 2019Excellent article as always Brendan.Not alone have the horses disappeared over the horizon, they will never be gathered up again. It is not in the vested interests of the major social media organiz
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019Kenneth Bailey (died 2016) has long experience and knowledge of the culture of the Middle East, teaching Scripture. He has a set of four half-hour talks on video on the parable. The first is at https:
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019Yes indeed. When the word "brothers" turns up in the Bible, "rivalry" is close at hand -- even in the Christian brotherhood (as in 1 Cor 1). What's most powerful is the way the tensions are resolved i
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019Rivalry is central here - beginning with the rivalry of the 'pharisees and scribes' with Jesus himself. That begins, obviously, with the greater attention Jesus is receiving from the 'tax collectors a
31 March: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 31 2019Readers can identify totally with the soliloquy of the prodigal son, especially if one is cynical enough to read it not as an undiluted expression of heartfelt conversion, but rather as a calculation
The Christchurch Massacre – social media another tool of bigotry and terror
March 25 2019Thanks, Brendan, for this heartfelt and perceptive comment. The social media have not been the Garden of Paradise but rather a new theatre for Original Sin. When they are effectively weaponized by mur
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