Category Archives: The New Testament

The Bible’s New Testament: The Gospel of Luke II – Jesus Born with an Innate Sense of His Identity

I never had to think about being gay.  When I was in junior high and I had friends who droned on and on about a Playboy they’d managed to see, I didn’t see the big deal.  I also didn’t get … Continue reading

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The Bible’s New Testament: The Gospel of Luke I – Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan

When I moved to the Philadelphia area in 2000 for grad school, I decided to apartment-hunt in Haddonfield.  Some of my fellow students suggested it was cute, quaint, cheaper than Philly and close to the high speed line (which had … Continue reading

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The Bible’s New Testament: The Gospel of Mark III – Jesus Revises What Is Clean and Unclean

One of the most important documents I give my students is the syllabus.  The diligent students peruse this document carefully, marking important due dates for homework and major assignments. Then they mark specific assigned readings in their master calendar. Like … Continue reading

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