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Continue reading →: The Politics of Advent: Joseph, the anti patriarchy patriarch
Do you know? How long is the story of Jesus’ birth in Matthew? Its eight verses. The genealogy was 17 verses and it sets us up for the birth of a king. But the birth story simply starts talking about Mary and Joseph, with no indication of who they might…
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Continue reading →: The Politics of Advent: Matthew and his Surprising Genealogy
Let’s begin with one of the most exciting parts of the nativity story- the genealogy. What? You don’t think genealogies are exciting? Well it may not be exciting reading, but as a prelude to the gospel, it has some interesting and important things to tell us. For us as people…
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