Tag: Gospel
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Add Water: Reading the Gospels with Imagination
Stories in the Bible are often far richer than they first appear. Take this brief episode from Mark 10:46-52. One day Jesus is leaving Jericho, accompanied by a large crowd. We are told that “Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.” I present this reflection as a small sample…
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The Gospels and Acts: And the Type of Literature Is …
Not only are Luke and Acts by the same author (you guessed it: Luke), they are also two parts of one piece of writing. How does that change our view of Luke’s gospel?