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In the Old Testament, Joshua declared that all Canaanites be killed. Yet, in this Gospel, Jesus (whose Hebrew name is also Joshua) encounters a Canaanite woman and heals her daughter. Join Father Ed as he explains the historical and cultural background to this encounter. Jesus declared this Canaanite a woman of great faith. How can we learn from her example to increase our own faith?
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In the Old Testament, Joshua declared that all Canaanites be killed. Yet, in this Gospel, Jesus (whose Hebrew name is also Joshua) encounters a Canaanite woman and heals her daughter. Join Father Ed as he explains the historical and cultural background to this encounter. Jesus declared this Canaanite a woman of great faith. How can we learn from her example to increase our own faith?