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September 17, Ordinary 24A (Exodus 15:1b–11, 20–21)
Miriam’s song of victory prepares hearts to trust God in an uncertain future.
“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”
My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
by Matthew Schlimm
September 13, 24A (Exodus 14:19-31; Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21)
It's time for us to hear the song of Moses and Miriam in a new way.
by Christine Chakoian
Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
by Rachel Marie Stone
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
by Philip Jenkins