Reading scripture from the margins - download our new Bible studies today!
Click here now to download Untold Stories, a free series of Bible studies onthe Gospel of Matthew.
The Bible shows us again and again that God is on the side of the poor and the oppressed. People on the margins.
But too often, when we read scripture in our churches, we focus on other aspects of the story, or we are so familiar with the text that we don’t notice the challenging things it has to say to us.
The five Bible studies in Untold Stories focus on the Gospel of Matthew, and highlight different perspectives. We look at Jesus’ teachings and miracles through the eyes of characters in the margins of the story. We remind ourselves that the original audiences for Jesus’ teaching, and for the Gospels, were primarily people who were themselves marginalised by poverty, living under military occupation.
Untold Stories is a great resource for personal reflection and study - or you could use it as a Lent course in your church. It's designed to enoucraghe personal commitment by congregation members following a service on 23 February, Church Action on Poverty Sunday.
We have also produced a bookmark for your Bible, with questions to help you find perspectives from the margins whenever you are reading scripture.
Best wishes
Liam Purcell
Church Action on Poverty
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