The Podluck

The quote I share from Dr. Michael Joseph Brown is from his entry on Matthew in the commentary True to Our Native Land.

During this series I'll be drawing from the following sources: 
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Matthew for Everyone by N.T. Wright
Three Months with Matthew by Justo L. González
True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary edited by Brian K. Blount
The Women's Bible Commentary edited by Carol A. Newsom
Matthew: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Anna Case-Winters

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Rev. Alyssa Peterson-DeWitt is a writer, chaplain and sacred space holder. She is ordained in the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). You can connect with Rev. Alyssa on Twitter or Instagram, and sign up for her weekly Zoom prayer through her website.


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Matthew 1:1-17

I reference Carolyn Custis James' post "The Fab Four" in this episode.

During this series I'll be drawing from the following sources: 
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Matthew for Everyone by N.T. Wright
Three Months with Matthew by Justo L. González
True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary edited by Brian K. Blount
The Women's Bible Commentary edited by Carol A. Newsom
Matthew: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Anna Case-Winters

Join me on Friday's over on Patreon during this series for centering practices based on the weekly episodes. 

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Join me on Patreon for centering reflections on Fridays throughout this season. 

I'll be reading from the New Revised Standard Version unless otherwise noted. 

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Join me on Friday's over on Patreon during this series for centering practices based on the weekly episodes. 

During this series I'll be drawing from the following sources:  
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Matthew for Everyone by N.T. Wright 
Three Months with Matthew by Justo L. González 
True to Our Native Land: An African American New Testament Commentary edited by Brian K. Blount
The Women's Bible Commentary edited by Carol A. Newsom 
Matthew: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Anna Case-Winters 

There will be other specific sources for particular passages, but these are the major ones I'll be drawing from throughout. 

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Join me on Friday's on Patreon throughout this season for centering work based on this episode.

Three important questions to consider when approaching Scripture:
1) Who am I? (What is your social location? What is your context? What are your assumptions?)

2) Who is the author(s) of this text? Who is their audience?

3) So What?

For more background on different books of the Bible or biblical themes online check out
The Bible Project
Dr. Wil Gafney's blog
The Bible for Normal People

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Jessica is a writer, theologian and editor. She has two books, The Long Night and 365 Days of Peace.

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Holly is the founder of the nonprofit Rise, whose mission is to connect, equip and empower people to build a Church where women thrive. People are her passion. Rest for her is hot tea, good books, painted nails & delicious food shared with good people. She lives with her beloved dog Jack in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Lyndsey Medford is Director of Discipleship at Two Rivers United Methodist Church in Charleston, South Carolina. She is an indecorous Southerner, an erstwhile evangelical, and an inexpert advocate for justice. She also manages autoimmune disease and a tiny front-yard garden.

Lyndsey holds a Master's degree in Theology from Boston University, but she's most proud of her improv theater, food pantry, and gluten-free baking bona fides, her family, and her rescue dog Miya's dainty high-fives. She writes regularly on her email newsletter and at lyndseymedford.com.

Her book, Making Friends with My Body and God, is available through Amazon. 

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Michelle Van Loon is the author of six books, including Becoming Sage: Cultivating Maturity, Purpose, and Spirituality at Midlife (Moody Publishers, 2020). Michelle is a longtime contributor to Christianity Today, In Touch magazine, and is the co-founder of ThePerennialGen.com, a website for midlife women and men. She’s married to Bill, and is mother of three and grandmother of two. Learn more about her writing and speaking ministry by visiting her website, MichelleVanLoon.com.

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