Fleming Rutledge on Jesus’ remaining completely in character while on the cross. And what a character it is. Jesus waging a battle on the cross. The whole business of the two thrives dramatises the intensity of his struggle to absorb into himself the malice of those who were reviling him, while at the same time …

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Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead writes about the influence that the Bible has had on Western literature. The Bible asks questions, raises issues, and proposes truths about ultimate destinies that culture has engaged with in various ways. To be unaware of that link is to only hear half a conversation. “The Bible is the model …

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