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Author: Matt Kelley

2017 Doctor of Ministry Candidate, researching the connection between how the church engages violent texts in scripture and the church's response to violence in our world. Associate Pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Franklin, TN. God's very flawed child, Kate, Claire, and Jonah's dad, Jessica's husband. Feel free to ask about anything else.
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Encountering Violent Texts in Scripture: A Study in Communal Hermenutics

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Matt Kelley

Introduction One Sunday I was in worship at Christ United Methodist Church in Franklin, TN watching our children perform the musical, “Moses and the Freedom Fanatics”. I wasn’t in the Continue Reading

Posted in Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation | Tagged community, Exegesis, Exodus, Hermeneutics, Liturgy, theology, United Methodist Church, Violence | Leave a reply
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