Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 7th (Esther 3 & Acts 28:16-31)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Mordecis Motives in Refusing to Bow to Haman
On the surface of things, this makes it more likely that mordi has a good reason for not bowing. People may struggle to identify this reason, but they are justified in looking. Another way that a text can tip us off as to the character of a person's action is by significant parallels with other narratives. And i believe that we have one of these with the story of joseph rabbi. David foreman notes the parallels between verse four of this chapter and genesis chapter 39, verse ten.
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