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Tag: Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes

  • “Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes” – Book Review

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      What difference would it make to our understanding of Jesus’ message if we could view it through the eyes of a first-century Middle Easterner? How would it affect the way we read the Bible? Kenneth E. Bailey addresses these questions in Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels. Kenneth Bailey was…

  • Christmas in February

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    I went to my front porch this morning and found a package from IVP there. I tore it open and, lo and behold, looky what I found. I discovered this book was coming out last May, but the release date wasn't until November. (See post.) I waited patiently (okay, sort of patiently) until November, and…