Tag Archives: Jeremiah

Wise Women 4: Mourners

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Singers of Dirges In addition to presiding over births, a wise woman may also have a role at the liminal time of a death in the community. This is also a role with broad cultural currency in the ancient world. … Continue reading →

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When Did the New Testament Become “The New Testament”?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

Mike Aquilina emailed me a couple days ago with a question I had never considered: when in church history did the term “New Testament” come to be used for the books that make up the latter portion of the Christian … Continue reading →

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The Genealogy of Jesus 4

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

The Lukan and Matthean accounts of Jesus’ genealogy diverge after David. Matthew traces Jesus’ line through Solomon (and thus traces the royal Davidic line as it is found in the Bible and in Seder Olam). Luke traces a line through … Continue reading →

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