Advent has begun. Some of us have decorated our Christmas trees and assembled our nativity sets. This year I have found it rather challenging. Kenneth Bailey’s imagery in Jesus Through Middle…
In my post Come to the Manger Who Will You Invite? I shared that Kenneth Bailey believes Jesus’ family was not abandoned in a stable but was surrounded by friends and family at…
Its the first day of Advent, our anticipation is building, the nativity scenes are being assembled and our images of Jesus and his family alone and abandoned in a dirty…
When I was first asked to contribute to this synchroblog I must confess I was not particularly excited. Here we go again I thought bringing up all the same arguments…
I am currently reading Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians by Kenneth E. Bailey. Bailey is an author and lecturer in Middle Eastern New Testament studies and…
