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A Biblical Hermeneutical Tool: To See, To Judge, To Act

One thing among many other that can change our lives has to do we way in which we read things, be it books, articles, our stories, our history, our theologies and God. Prof. James Cone use to say to first year students at Union theological Seminary that in seminary they were suppose to learn how to become critical readers and read texts and reality critically. That applies to the Bible. When we read the Bible critically, it should be a challenging time when we learn and exchange, get consoled and outraged. In this brief space, let me give you one…