I just finished reading the book of Job, again. Often we talk about the book of Job as a book about suffering. Someone may have told you that if you want to understand human suffering, Job is where to should look. However if you have ever read Job- all the way through- it is a very […]
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Still More Difficult Texts
There are lots of “difficult” texts in the Bible. Some of them are there to make us uncomfortable. Some of them are there to challenge us. Others are more baffling. Take the story of the syrophoenician woman in Matthew and Mark. You can read the Matthew’s story here. Jesus appears in this story to be unusually harsh. […]