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Podcast: The Bible as Literature
Episode: They Built Themselves High Places
Description: “He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me, scatters.” (Luke 11:23)Mothers, not women—mothers specifically—are exploited by the schemes of city builders. This distinction is important because women are often party to the weaponization of mothers.I began this week's monologue with a verse from Luke 11 because it is impossible to hear what Luke wrote about “scattering” until you hear clearly what he taught about point of reference.As Matthew taught us earlier in the New Testament, you cannot serve two masters...