Listening to a radio program and Chuck Pfeifer describes the passage: Matthew 6:40 And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. as a form of non-violent resistance. He explains that in those Old Testament days a common person's cloak was his only form of shelter at night and he thinks that Jesus was instructing people to embarrass their accuser by giving them not only clothing but your coat as well...Birthday suit time! Huh...
I think what I will take away most from my recent digging is that history and original language is SUPER important in Bible study. I'm happy that the Lutheran churches that I attend have a seminary that teaches its teachers all of that stuff. It's so easy to try and interpret myself but when I hear the depth and breadth of what I don't know! Oye...
This radio program caught my ear because of the title of Chuck's blog Living with Soul (my post yesterday was riddled with soul)
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