The Elijah/Elisha cycle of stories is one part of Scripture to which I continue to return for inspiration in science, religion and social concerns. I get these interests from both my parents - my mom as housewife, feminist, lay pastor and my dad as engineer turned into pastor. I have lived in both city and country. There are things I love about both. I've been a cook, roofer, manager, pastor, musician, and more. Currently I work at a motel and am trying to become a writer.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
The Man Jesus Loved
The Man Jesus Loved is more academic than the rest of the books I've been reading this week. It is still acessible to most people. Theodore W. Jennings, Jr. explores a number of texts in the New Testament for their homoerotic narrative. It is clear that they are more prevalent than is usually assumed. There are positive messages for the gay reader in both Greek and Hebrew Testament, Jennings does a good job of liming out the presence in a manner that shows the biblical scholarship without making the non-scholar work through the technical language.
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