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Daily Archives: December 17, 2013
Book Write-Up: Matthew and Empire, by Warren Carter
Warren Carter. Matthew and Empire: Initial Explorations. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 2001. Warren Carter argues that Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew was against the Roman empire and its oppression of Israel. That’s not the message one often hears … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Matthew, Movies, Politics, Religion
Tagged Matthew, Matthew's Gospel, Rome, the Gospel of Matthew, the Roman empire, Warren Carter
The Final Days 10
On page 303 of The Final Days, by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, we read the following: “[Ben] Stein never knew what to tell [Julie Nixon Eisenhower]. Throughout the spring and summer their frequent conversations had followed a pattern. Stein … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Politics, Social Skills, Television, Wonder Years
