Immigrants and Refugees: Flight into Egypt
This final blog on Immigrants and Refugees will deal theme of the refugee in the Gospel of Matthew.
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About Bernard Brandon Scott
Bernard Brandon Scott is the author and editor of many books, including The Real Paul: Recovering His Radical Challenge and The Trouble with Resurrection. A charter member of the Jesus Seminar, he is chair of Westar’s newly established Christianity Seminar. Learn more here.
Entries by Bernard Brandon Scott
Immigrants and Refugees: Siding with outlaws and fugitives
July 10, 2018 /0 Comments/in News and Events /by Bernard Brandon ScottThis second blog on Immigrants and Refugees will deal with the usage of the formula Widows, Orphans and Sojourners in Deuteronomy.
Immigrants and Refugees: In Absence of a Patron
July 6, 2018 in News and Events /by Bernard Brandon ScottDebate rages about immigrants, migrants, and refugees around the world. Governments have fallen over the issue and we have stumbled from crisis to crisis, egged on by demagogues. The tradition has also wrestled with same issues, especially in Deuteronomy and the Gospel of Matthew in ways that may be instructive for our situation. This blog [...]
Romans 13 in Our Time
June 25, 2018 /2 Comments/in News and Events /by Bernard Brandon ScottAttorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration’s policy of separating mothers from their children upon illegally crossing the USA border by quoting the Apostle Paul in Romans 13: "Persons who violate the law of our nation are subject to prosecution. I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command [...]
Christmas Stories: Gospel of Luke
December 19, 2017 in Christian Religious Education, The Bible as Story /by Bernard Brandon ScottThe tone, tenor and plot of Luke’s account of the Jesus birth narrative is very different from that in Matthew’s gospel. It is set on grander scale, Mary is more prominent, and Joseph recedes into the background. Both authors in constructing their fictions have chosen very different ways to tell the story. For those interested in any [...]
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