August 28, 2017
Unvarnished truth from the remarkable mind of Rev. Wil Gafney, PhD, as she unpacks the story of the Syro-Phoenician woman in Matthew.
“One of the truths we have to tell is that the bible is a slaveholding document from a slaveholding era. We have to tell the truth that the bible justifies the Israelite’s terrible ethnic biases and even ethnic cleansings, against other peoples in the name of God, and that we used that language to justify slavery an these shores and wiping out our own Canaanites. And, we have to tell the truth that Jesus never condemned slavery, used the language of slavery as though it was normal, and in some cases, healed or raised folk who then went back to being slaves.”
Read, “The Woman Who Changed Jesus” on Rev. Gafney’s blog. And while you’re there, subscribe to email updates (scroll down and you’ll find a place to enter your email address on the sidebar). Rev. Gafney’s posts are always informative, and always important.
Posted by Lē Weaver.
