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Proper 10B / Ordinary 15B / Pentecost +7
July 12, 2015
White, Ellen, "Michal the Misinterpreted," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2007.
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“This issue is not really present in the text. While royal behavior is a focus, her objection is not one of association, but of the type of mingling in which he has engaged: mingling with a sexual nature.”
Dozeman, Thomas B., "The Priestly Vocation," Interpretation, 2005.
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Abstract: “Biblical writers present a grand vision of the priestly vocation, in which the sacramental life of worship is translated into an ethical mission to the world. It is a vision in which the priestly vocation of the ordained in the sanctuary and the priestly vocation of the laity in the world work in concert to fulfill the divine vision of a transformed earth.”
Viberg, Åke, "Amos 7:14: A Case of Subtle Irony," Tyndale Bulletin, 1996.
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Summary: “Amos 7:14 is a key verse for the understanding of Israelite prophecy. Among the unresolved issues relating to this verse is the question whether the nominal clauses should be translated with a present or a past tense. Neither of these alternatives seems to have proved convincing, and therefore we should raise the more fundamental questions as to how the prophet is using language. It is argued that his statement only becomes intelligible when we acknowledge that he is using irony. Amos perceived an ideological gap between his grand vision of YHWH's reign and the reality of his people's situation, and was able to bridge this gap through his use of irony.”
Sider, Ronald J., "A Call for Evangelical Nonviolence," The Christian Century, 1976.
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Abstract: “Present relationships between rich and poor nations are fundamentally unjust, and that nonviolent direct action is needed today to initiate changes. The heart of the article is a biblical-theological development of the thesis that a biblical understanding of the cross and the resurrection leads necessarily to a nonviolent stance and conversely that only a fully biblical view of the cross and resurrection can provide an adequate foundation for a contemporary nonviolent movement. In a final section it is argued, against quietists, that aggressive nonviolence is faithful to Jesus' strategy and, against some evangelicals, that civil disobedience for the sake of social justice is just as appropriate as civil disobedience for the sake of evangelism.”
Heider, George C., "Living by the Word: Mark 6:14-29," The Christian Century, 2009.
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“Like Herod, we are often too willing to cut our losses and walk away.”
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