Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Rachel Held Evans:

We can learn a lot from our Jewish friends in this regard.  My friend Ahava, an Orthodox Jew, likes to say that if three Jews are in a room, you can expect to find four opinions.

When discussing the Hebrew Scriptures (what we know as the Old Testament), Jews not only tolerate but celebrate a diversity of perspectives.  In fact, they are quite comfortable allowing differing interpretations to coexist, as long as the interpretations are sensible and in keeping with the fundamentals of the faith.  Rather than fighting to get everyone on the exact same page, they treat differences as learning opportunities to see the biblical text in a new light.

"Slant"

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