Tag: contextualization in the Bible

Doing Some Theological Composting of Excrement Law of Ancient Israelites

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Deuteronomy 23:12-14 “You shall have a place outside the camp, and you shall go out to it.  And you shall have a trowel with your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover up your excrement.  Because the Lord your God walks in the …

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The More Difficult Task

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A relevant question that could come up here is which is more difficult? Is it harder to to make theology relevant to a community, or faithful to God's Word. At first glance, it may seem that it really depends on the person. For example, an untrained person who is fully enculturated (born into) culture “B” …

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