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The Bible on Culture finds the biblical position between faith and culture as one of bipolar tension

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Matthew and the Margins Religion_ Latin American Studies Jim Forest opens up the"Superb . . . . belongs among a small but growing circle of mature American commentaries that combine social scientific approaches [and] profound hermeneutical reflection. " Walter Wink This verse by verse commentary presents the Gospel of Matthew as a counter narrative that shapes the group of Jesus's followers as an alternative community able to resist the dominant authorities both in Rome and in the synagogue. The Gospel anticipates the time when