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Paperback Not Counting Women and Children: Neglected Stories from the Bible Book

ISBN: 0883449463

ISBN13: 9780883449462

Not Counting Women and Children: Neglected Stories from the Bible

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The title of this book is taken from the dismissive comment in Matthew's account of the feeding of the 5000. But what happens if you do start counting the women and children, as well as the beggars and other outcasts who probably weren't counted among the 5000 men who sat down. The phrase, the author says, can be taken as a hint, an intimation of something hidden in the text. For, if you do count the women and children (who always outnumber men in any crowd) - you can have a group of anywhere from 25,000 to 30,000 people The whole scene changes. And what else might we have missed? Where did the twelve baskets come from? Who took the leftovers home? This description may be from another edition of this product.
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Not counted - But called

In today's society, a majority of people tend to be caught up in their daily lives, not knowing the meaning of true struggle and suffering. Listening to the scripture readings in today's society, can be hard - for we can easily miss what God is trying to tell us.Author Megan McKenna has used the tradition of "midrash" (story-telling with commentary) to open our hearts to those for are unheard, forgotten, or pushed aside...

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Who were not counted?

Author Megan McKenna challenges us to read the nine chapters in this book not from our typical "dominant culture" perspective, but from the viewpoint of the overlooked and often unnamed people whose stories she tells.The book is not for the casual reader or faint-of-heart. McKenna selected Hebrew and Christian scripture stories to get the reader thinking like one of the poor, the not-counted, the forgotten-- and to take...

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