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Book Review – “Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy”, by John Shelby Spong

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Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy by John Shelby Spong

Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy By: John Shelby Spong About the author:  John Shelby Spong, whose books have sold more than a million copies, was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark for 24 years before his retirement in 2001. His admirers acclaim him as a teaching bishop who makes contemporary theology accessible to the … Read more

Is Joseph A Type For Jesus Or For Joseph?

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Padre Eterno

Somewhere around a million websites, books, and articles, have discussed the parallels between Joseph in the book of Genesis and Jesus. However, modern scholarship (though scant) has suggested that Joseph might actually have a literary link more with the father of Jesus than with Jesus. I will flesh this out below. Source of this Joseph … Read more