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What do you know about baptism? Why do Christians do it? Where does it come from?
This week, we're exploring the most important baptism of all: that of Jesus. It's clearly a pivotal moment in the narrative of the life of Jesus, but it also presents some pretty important theological problems. And if it's so important, why do the gospels seem to disagree about how it went down?
Then, we're looking at Deuteronomy through a very surprising lens: Assyrian vassalage treaties! And before your eyes glaze over- trust me: this is crazy stuff! What do the (second) laws of God, as they are laid out in the fifth book of the Torah, have to do with the terms given to conquered territories by tyrannical rulers in post-exilic times? Is this connection valid or a stretch? And who is S. R. Haddon?
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