REV. DR. MICHELLE J. MORRIS HAS A MASTER OF DIVINITY DEGREE AND A PH.D. IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES BOTH FROM SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY. SHE ALSO SERVES AS A UNITED METHODIST PASTOR IN ARKANSAS. SHE STARTED THIS BLOG BECAUSE SHE TAKES THE BIBLE SERIOUSLY, NOT LITERALLY. FOLLOW THE BLOG AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT SHE MEANS.
Ever want to preach or teach passages that aren’t in the Revised Common Lectionary? Are you irritated by what is left out of the lectionary, which sometimes are the boring begats but more often are difficult passages or passages that deal with women or minorities? Then follow us here as two biblical scholars prepare short commentaries on the Not In the Lectionary passages that need to be addressed so the fullness of the biblical witness is represented!
Old Testament Passages Scholar: Julián Andrés González, Ph.D.
B.S., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
M.Div., Baylor University
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University (present)
Julian reads the Bible with an eye toward liberation of those who have been oppressed. He raises difficult questions, seeks new ways of understanding the Bible, and challenges us all to read with creativity and power.
New Testament Passages Scholar: Michelle J. Morris, Ph.D.
B.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
M.A., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
MDiv, Southern Methodist University
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Michelle came to the Bible first as a skeptic and a student of literature, but fell in love with it and its potential. She seeks to find new and revealing ways of reading the text with an eye on inclusion of all.