Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations For Proper 7 | OT 12 | Pentecost 3 (2020)
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Genesis 21:8-21
Shifting Perspectives
The primary conceit of midrash is the truism: context matters. Textually, there are a number of ways rabbinic midrash understands this phrase, but conceptually, midrash can best be understood through an example. Let us say we have a text that says, “Jay pushed Shy into the street.” Now, from what the text says, we might be angry at Jay. How could they push Shy into the street? What a jerk!
Shifting Perspectives
The primary conceit of midrash is the truism: context matters. Textually, there are a number of ways rabbinic midrash understands this phrase, but conceptually, midrash can best be understood through an example. Let us say we have a text that says, “Jay pushed Shy into the street.” Now, from what the text says, we might be angry at Jay. How could they push Shy into the street? What a jerk!
