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In Tents # 18 Pilate’s Trial before Jesus Part 4
In 1979, shortly before the end of my mission my father sent me a letter saying that the bishop of the BYU 29th ward, which he had been serving as high councilor, was being released and the high councilor called. … Continue reading
In Tents 17 Pilate’s Trial Before Jesus Part 3
As I mentioned in May, the last parable Jesus tells before going into the temple to deliver his final public sermon–and I think “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees” is best seen as a sermon, a jeremiad, rather than a … Continue reading
In Tents # 15, Pilate’s Trial Before Jesus, Part 1
Note: This is out of sequence, but I’m putting it here because I’ve been working on it this month as part of my paper for AML’s annual meeting. I also want to use it as an introduction to the next … Continue reading
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In Tents #14 More About Jesus the Pharisee, Beginning with John the Baptizer
Interpretation is transparent to us, as I suggested in my last post, so transparent that we think of what we do as reading, hearing, or receiving the plain sense of a story, essay, passage, song, speech or talk. Interpreting is … Continue reading
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In Tents #12 More about Jesus the Pharisee, with a Further Meditation on the Nature of Perfection
In Luke 13, which opens with the first and ominous mention of Pilate, “There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices,” a group of Pharisees come to … Continue reading
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In Tents # 11 More About Jesus the Pharisee, But First an Interlude Thinking to Thank the Jews
Title: The New Covenant, Commonly Called The New Testament: Volume I The Gospels and Apocalypse Translator: Willis Barnstone Publisher: New York: Riverhead Books Genre: Scripture Year Published: 2002 Number of Pages: 577 Binding: Hardbound in signatures ISBN10: 1-57322-182-1 Price: Title: … Continue reading
In Tents #10 The Story of Jesus the Pharisee, But First a Meditation on Perfection
He never got vexed when the game went wrong And he always told the truth But why did the game go wrong? Was it because Jesus always won and no one wants to play a game they have no possibility … Continue reading
This Week in Mormon Literature, November 5, 2011
Monsters & Mormons and Fires in the Pasture are finally available, giving readers a cornucopia of pulpy and lyrical pleasure of the Mormon-ist kind. Josh Allen and James Goldberg step up to the plate and make some big proposals. Three … Continue reading
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In Tents 6
Renounce (Culture) War and Proclaim Peace II, Angle of Repose In my last post I left culture war somewhat undefined. That was partly because when we define ourselves as being at war anything the perceived enemy does can be seen … Continue reading
