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Wise Women 2: Mediators

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Authority Israel’s wise women held authority. The very use of the title “wise woman” without any further identifying comment in 2 Samuel 14 and 20 suggests that this was a familiar role at least to the original hearers of the … Continue reading →

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Wise Women 1: Mothers in Israel

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Wise women played socially important roles in virtually every ancient culture. In Rome, ten Sybils—prophetesses—are mentioned by name in the prologue to the Sybilline Oracles. Oliver Gurney notes at least thirteen (perhaps as many as thirty-two) of these women by … 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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A Feminine Pronoun for God

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

It’s in the Bible! How did I miss this? More importantly, how did all the gender hierarchs whose stock in trade is strict adherence the language the Bible uses? Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe … Continue reading →

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