Rama Ramanathan

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Was Jesus incredibly rude to a desperate mother?

Was Jesus incredibly rude to a desperate mother? Why didn’t his biographers bury the story? This Sunday the lectionary invites us to ponder Jesus’ encounter with a desperate woman, reported in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 15, verses 21-28. The Gospel of Mark gives a parallel account, in chapter 7, verses 24-30. Matthew calls her …

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Why did Jesus enact the miracle of 5 loaves and 2 fish?

Why did Jesus enact the miracle of 5 loaves and 2 fish? There are four authorized accounts of the life of Jesus. Called “gospels,” they are named after their authors: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. All of them report Jesus’ miracle of “feeding the 5,000 (men).”[1] The gospel reading for this Sunday is Matthew’s account …

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