Tag: hermeneutics of suspicion

• Thoughts on How the World Works

  

  How does the world work, then, according to Noam Chomsky … ?

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  January 19, 2023

  Read Me Project

  books, ethics, hermeneutics of suspicion, Noam Chomsky, politics, sociological imagination

• Studying 2 Samuel 9 1-12

  

  We are faced with a complex instance of loyalty, and perhaps also justice, in 2 Samuel 9:1-12, our text for Sunday, December 12. This is the story of David’s seeking out Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth, and installing him as a permanent guest at the king’s table in Jerusalem. [Here are a few questions on this text.]…

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  December 10, 2021

  Text of the Week – Notes

  2 Samuel 9:1-7, 2 Samuel 9:9-12, Bible study, complexity and context, Deuteronomistic history, hermeneutics of suspicion, life of David, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Pre-Rant on Genesis 3

  

  The text we are studying for Sunday, September 30 is Genesis 3:8-17 & 22-24, the part of the longer story in chapter 3 about the first human disobedience that details its consequences. Yes, it would be easier just to say “the story of the first human sin.” And I generally even agree that the story…

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  September 28, 2018

  Text of the Week – Notes

  exegesis, Genesis 3, hermeneutics, hermeneutics of suspicion, reading, sin, wisdom

• David the Political Campaigner

  

  More Bible politics! (Because, there is a lot of fascinating politics in the Bible.) David sounds pious in 1 Chronicles 13:3 “It is time to bring back the Ark of our God, for we neglected it during the reign of Saul.” And I’m not saying he’s not, but … it would be smart for a…

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  July 13, 2018

  Something New in the Bible

  1 Chronicles 13 1-3, Bible, Bible study, hermeneutics of suspicion, legitimation, politics, religion and politics, texts that aren't in the lectionary