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Podcast: The Bible as Literature
Episode: A Plan in Motion
Description: In battle, the US Marine Corps trains their soldiers to âadapt, improvise, and overcomeâ in carrying out the mission. Leading up to Matthew 21, Jesus has been making plans to carry out his mission with little help from his followers. Only now, on the eve of battle, does he find two able recruitsâtwo blind menâwilling to listen. So Jesus adapts and improvises. In place of James and John, he sends two scruffy blind militia ahead to scout the terrain. As to whether or not Jesus overcomes, you may have to re-read St. Paulâs letters a few hundred times befor...