Betsy Stirbens

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How can power trips be avoided? If one is to rise above the pull of money/oppression/etc, what will take their place? @WilGafney #britebible

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Is it possible to have power and not use it for oppression? Can the cycle be broken? @WilGafney #britebible

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Why are The Dead Sea Scrolls important? They are the oldest, most complete bible source ever found. #whydidtheysmokeoverthem? #britebible

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The author of Sirach must have had a wonderfully rebellious teenage daughter. I would love to hear her side of it all @WilGafney #britebible

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There are many books of wisdom. Why was Sirach not included? What is left out with this omission? @WilGafney #britebible

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Song of Songs doesn't mention covenant or Exodus, making it stand out in comparison to the rest of the Hebrew Bible. @WilGafney #britebible

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What do we see in love verses? Men love, women are loved. #Biased #SlightlyCreepy #britebible

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The Hebrew Bible is not only violent and negative towards women. There are instances of agency, power, and authority @WilGafney #britebible

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If God is The Creator of all, is it limiting to define God with human gender? Or is this a way God condescends to us? @WilGafney #britebible

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God is described with a womb, not a penis. Does God get mistaken for the leader of tribes, hence becoming male? @WilGafney #britebible

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When we reach out to the divine parent, do we find a mother or a father figure? #britebible

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Job's wife is associated to a satan char. I don't know what is worse: translators doing that mistakenly or on purpose @WilGafney #britebible

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How does dropping 'the' & adding a capital letter change how you see the char? Person vs job description alters minds @WilGafney #britebible

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Why do we experience suffering? Is this a human emotion or a god emotion and how does that effect readings of Job? @WilGafney #britebible

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Job has taken on a new meaning in light of current events. How can I use this text to better my reaction(s)? @WilGafney #britebible

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The book of Daniel needs to come with the "all persons fictitious disclaimer" included. @WilGafney #britebible

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Was the story of Daniel known to be folklore, 'a long time ago', and morphed to accepted truth over time? @WilGafney #britebible

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We expect sources to be peer reviewed and critiqued. Why would we expect any less from scriptures? @WilGafney #britebible

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Our wrestling with the biblical texts is not a negation of the biblical texts. @WilGafney #britebible