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		<title>The Theological Politics of Divorce Redux (Mt 5:31-32)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 16:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m beginning to suspect that the last post served more of a therapeutic role for me than anything else; it was sloppy, incoherent in some ways, and really didn&#8217;t deal with the material or answer the questions I intend &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/the-theological-politics-of-divorce-redux-mt-531-32/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=242&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Theological Politics of Divorce (Mt 5:21-32)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 16:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Divorce is difficult for me to talk about; at least when it comes to Scripture&#8217;s teachings on it.  I suspect every one of us has something that we don&#8217;t particularly like about the Bible.  This is my thing.  It&#8217;s kinda &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/the-theological-politics-of-divorce-mt-521-32/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=238&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not Just About Marriage (Mt 5:27-30)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that Jesus&#8217; teachings on murder did was emphasize the effect that even the smallest blemish in a person&#8217;s life has the ability to completely taint that person and make them &#8220;unclean&#8221; before God.  That theme continue &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/gouge-it-out-mt-527-30/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=230&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8230;From Gehenna to Reconciliation (Mt 5:23-26)</title>
		<link>http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/from-gehenna-to-reconciliation-mt-523-26/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a few a pet-peeves when it comes to how people use the Bible.  One of those is when passages are quoted out of context or in a way that suggests they mean something other than what they do.  &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/from-gehenna-to-reconciliation-mt-523-26/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=225&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Murder to Gehenna&#8230; (Mt 5:21-22)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The shift from pure legalism &#8211; external righteousness &#8211; to internal righteousness of the heart, sets the stage for Jesus expositing the Law itself.  He&#8217;s laid the groundwork, and so the crowd knows that anything he says about the Law &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/from-murder-to-gehenna-mt-521-22/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=203&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Law of Righteousness (Mt 5:17-20)</title>
		<link>http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/the-law-of-righteousness-mt-517-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve already raised some questions, now here are some vocabulary points that I think need to be addressed… The word translated &#8220;abolish&#8221; &#8211; used twice in vs 17 and a closely related word used again in vs 18 (&#8220;disappear&#8221;) &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/the-law-of-righteousness-mt-517-20/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=197&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Questions on Mt 5:17-20</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The theory that I&#8217;ve been sort of working with at this point is that everything between 5:3-16 is tied together by the theme of disciple attributes.  You can read over the last few posts to see how all that works.  &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/raising-questions-on-mt-517-20/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=194&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Salty City of Light (Mt 5:13-16)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So now that I&#8217;ve wrapped up a couple weeks on the beatitudes, it&#8217;s time to finally move on to the rest of the Sermon on the Mount.  Following the beatitudes, Jesus moves on to comparing his disciples to salt, a &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/a-salty-city-of-light-mt-13-16/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=186&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sermon on the Mount: Rejoice &amp; Be Glad (Mt 5:11-12)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ordinarily, an inclusio designates the end of a pericope (section).  However, Matthew goes on to include one last blessing.  There are several things worth noting about this last beatitude: The tone has shifted from a broad address to a specific &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/sermon-on-the-mount-rejoice-be-glad-mt-511-12/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=178&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sermon on the Mount: The Persecuted (Mt 5:10)</title>
		<link>http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/sermon-on-the-mount-the-persecuted-mt-510/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verse 10 and verse 3 make up what&#8217;s called an inclusio.  In rather simplistic terms, an inclusio is the repetition of a sentence, phrase, or idea.  It&#8217;s considered a stylistic device that assists in identifying the point of what comes &#8230; <a href="http://verbata.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/sermon-on-the-mount-the-persecuted-mt-510/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verbata.wordpress.com&amp;blog=18311586&amp;post=173&amp;subd=verbata&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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