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  • Before Moses, there were Midwives

    Before Moses, there were Midwives

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    Exodus and Liberation A Subversive Reading of Shiphrah and Puah Exodus 1:15–21 Introduction: The Story the Canon Almost Skipped The story of Shiphrah and Puah is easy to miss. It occupies seven verses in the opening chapter of Exodus, it introduces no hero the tradition will remember, and it is quickly overtaken by the more…

  • READING SCRIPTURE FROM BELOW

    READING SCRIPTURE FROM BELOW

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    READING SCRIPTURE FROM BELOW A Series of Biblical Reflections ‘The Bible is read from two places. From the place of the powerful it can be used to justify the way things are. From the place of the poor it calls that same order into question.’ – Carlos Mesters, Defenseless Flower (1989) A Word Before We…