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Podcast: The Bible as Literature
Episode: Salt of the Earth
Description: If an author writes the words, “red lead,” is she directing a person named Red to lead a group of people or is she referring to a lead based substance that is colored red, as in, “red lead?” If she is speaking and we cannot see the spelling of her words, is she informing her audience that she read a book about leadership, or was it an essay about lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan's water supply? You get the point. Context is paramount for understanding. When Jesus says, “you are the salt of the earth,” and then talks about a...