Thus, when the Israelite's are exiled from the land of the covenant, questions inevitably arise as to what the existing relationship is between the Israelite's and their God, and, without answers to these questions, the narrative simply ends. ... The Greek Bible ultimately transforms this type scene of barren women by replacing it with a story of virginal pregnancy, and, in so doing, replacing inheritance of land with inheritance of the Kingdom of God. ... These instructions that Abraham gives his servant reveal how betrothal is really about procreation, because the chief concern is ...

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While the former honorific goes uncontested, the latter, Bourgeault argues, has been conflated with lust or prostitution, although nowhere in the Gospel of Luke is this explicitly stated.1 A dramatic event that unwittingly led many to this conclusion concerns the woman with the alabaster jar. ... Here, Mary's depiction starkly contrasts with that of the canonical gospels in two fundamental ways. ... "8 Coupled with the Gospel of Philip's startling description, "for Jesus used to walk with her and kissed her frequently upon the mouth," it can easily be understood how th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate