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The Wedding Feast of Christmas

by | Dec 25, 2010 | Bible, Theology, Worship

I always take special delight when I am reading in the Old Testament and discover a passage that either pre-tells or outlines the structure of one of Jesus’ parables. It is almost like seeing a behind-the-scenes episode on the making of the parables–I...

Denarii and Denial of Self

by | Jan 21, 2007 | Bible, Books, Church, Theology

Last semester, I wrote a paper for my biblical hermeneutics class that analyzed Matthew 20:1-16, the parable of the vineyard laborers. Many people (notably Craig Blomberg, who wrote The New American Commentary on Matthew) understand the parable as teaching that there...

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