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Bathsheba & Black Lives Matter

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  • July 26, 2015
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Wil

Biblical scholar in Hebrew and Hebrew Bible: special interest in translation textual plurality, (Septuagint, Dead Seas Scrolls, Samaritan Pentateuch, Aleppo Codex, Leningrad Codex); feminist, womanist and post-colonial biblical interpretation; prophets and prophecy in the Ancient Near East and ancient Israel Episcopal priest, product of the Black Church, author, blogger, preacher, teacher, lecturer, public speaker

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  1. Dr. Irie L. Session

    July 26, 2015 8:24 pm Reply

    Wow! Thank you for expanding my thinking, yet again.

  2. Frederick D. Haynes

    July 27, 2015 2:32 am Reply

    Powerful! Challenging! Disruptive! Eye-opening! Prophetic! Thank you!!

  3. Delman Coates

    September 7, 2015 10:42 am Reply

    Thank you so much for this prophetic reading of a familiar narrative! WOW! I have been so looking forward to reading this. Thank you for being faithful to the assignment.

    Delman Coates

    • Wil

      September 7, 2015 11:10 am Reply

      Appreciate you brother!

  4. Cindy Bourgeois

    July 26, 2018 3:40 pm Reply

    Brilliant. Live your translation of the rape if Batsheba.

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