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Timothy Beal
Timothy Beal teaches religion at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and recently wrote Biblical Literacy: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know (HarperOne).
Seeds and sowers: A congregation confronts a parable
As we talked about the story, and as the excitement of the congregation grew more and more palpable, I imagined children playing in heaps of seeds, tossing them into the air.
Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity
One of the greatest challenges for Christians today is to move beyond simply acknowledging the growing religious diversi...
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