Day: July 16, 2021
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Shabbat shalom
But when he, too, who abhors the name, and believes himself to be godless, gives his whole being to addressing the Thou of his life, as a Thou that cannot be limited by another, he addresses God. Martin Buber, I and Thou, Translated by Ronald Gregor Smith, Scribner Classics, 2000 (1956), 78. Image: “Friday evening,”…
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Reflecting on Romans 4 1-12
What do we learn from Paul’s argument about Abraham in Romans 4? What do we actually do with it in our own lives? That’s one question we might ask or want to discuss in class as we are studying Romans 4:1-12. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few others: Do we…
Matters of Interpretation 