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THE 205: Biblical Texts in Global Contexts (Dempsey): Passages

List of Passages to Choose From

Gen 9:8-17   Covenant with Noah (ecological)   
Gen 16:1-6   Sarai and Hagar    (gender; rape; power)   
Gen 29:31—30:24 Rachel, Leah, Bilhah, Zilpah (power, gender) 
Gen 34:1-12 Rape of Dinah (rape)  
Gen 37:1-10  Joseph’s Dream (Family Rivalry)
Gen 37:12-36  Plot against Joseph (human trafficking) 
Gen 38:1-30 Judah and Tamar (gender, power, deception)
Gen 39:1-18  Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife (gender)   
Exod 1:8-22  Israelites are Oppressed (forced labor; gender)
Exod 7:14-24   Pollution of the Nile (water crisis)  
Exod 21:1-11  Laws concerning Slaves (slavery)  
2 Sam 11:1-13 David and Bathsheba (power, adultery)  
2 Sam 11:14-26 David and Uriah (abuse of power)  
2 Sam 13:1-22  Amnon and Tamar (power; rape)   
Num 5:11-31  The Sotah (Reproductive Justice)
Mic 2:1-5   Social Injustices 
Mic 3:1-12 Wicked Rulers and Prophets 
Matt 15:21-28   Canaanite Woman’s Faith (openness and otherness) 
Matt 20:1-16   Laborers in the Vineyard (economic justice)
Matt 23:1-25 Lawyers and Pharisees (condemnation of Religious and Legal Leaders)
Lk: 7:36-50 Woman Forgiven (gender)
Lk 10:25-37 Parable: Good Samaritan (hospitality of heart) 
Lk 16:19-31  Rich Man and Lazarus (justice)
Jn 7:52—8:11  Woman Caught in Adultery (gender)
Jn 20:11-18 Resurrection of Jesus (gender)     

 

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