tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381438047502767772.post4002913378018926576..comments2023-11-14T16:03:33.571-08:00Comments on ReallyAwakeGuy Reads the Bible: Ezra: Racist D-BaggeryReallyAwakeGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15736656268281182625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381438047502767772.post-73512578929004274122015-09-29T09:13:05.324-07:002015-09-29T09:13:05.324-07:00I've also heard it theorized that the story of...I've also heard it theorized that the story of Jonah was intended to counter some of the racist strains found in other books. I haven't gotten that far yet, though. Still slogging through Isaiah.ReallyAwakeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736656268281182625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381438047502767772.post-3991445682951708932015-09-29T08:51:34.124-07:002015-09-29T08:51:34.124-07:00Ezra's racism is appalling. Interestingly, sch...Ezra's racism is appalling. Interestingly, scholars believe that the book of Ruth was written as a reaction, since it tells the story of a Gentile woman who married into Israel and became an ancestress of King David.marauder34https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651154474169358422noreply@blogger.com