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Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels is unavailable, but you can change that!

Beginning with Jesus’ birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord’s Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus’ relationship to women, and especially Jesus’ parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper...

Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted. This is a clear case of a “divine passive.” God will comfort the bless-ed who mourn. The Good News Bible turns the passive into an active and translates, “Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them!” About what should we mourn? Why are “those who mourn” called bless-ed? There is a horrible side of the human spirit that enjoys watching others suffer. The film industry has discovered this darkness and makes billions of
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