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James Bradford Pate's comments on religion, politics, entertainment, books, and life

Friday, September 18, 2009

Is Matthew 1-2 Midrash?

Roger Le Deaut, “Apropos a Definition of Midrash,” Interpretation 25 (1971) 276. Perrot…hesitates to use the term midrash for the narra...

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Constitution Day

September 17 is Constitution Day. In my post last year ( Sick, Constitution Day, Lenders, Palin on Hannity ), I was somewhat ambivalent ab...

The Rabbis (and Rashi) on Israel's "Sojourn"

Jacob Neusner, The Midrash: An Introduction (Northvale: Jason Aronson, 1990) 206. Neusner quotes Song of Songs Rabbah (sixth-seventh centu...

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mary of Peter, Paul, and Mary

I just read that Mary of Peter, Paul, and Mary has passed away at the age of 72. My mom used to play their music on the piano, particularly ...

Shachan

Throughout Deuteronomy, the central sanctuary is referred to as the "place which the LORD God will cause his name to dwell" (KJV)....

The Messiah in Ruth Rabbah

Jacob Neusner, The Midrash: An Introduction (Northvale: Jason Aronson, 1990) 176. In the case of Ruth Rabbah , the issue is the nature o...

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Authenticity

In Crazy for God , Frank Schaeffer talks about how he used to be inauthentic. When he was on the right-wing Christian speaking circuit, he ...

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James Pate: My name is James Pate. This blog is about my journey. I read books. I watch movies and TV shows. I go to church. I try to find meaning. And, when I can’t do that, I just talk about stuff that I find interesting. I have degrees in fields of religious studies. I have an M.Phil. in the History of Biblical Interpretation from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. I also have an M.A. in Hebrew Bible from Jewish Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and a B.A. from DePauw University.

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