Safwat Marzouk
@safwatmarzouk.bsky.social
Professor of Old Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary.
apnews.com/article/egyp... DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia
Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia
Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egypti...
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July 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
apnews.com/article/egyp... DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia
Come join us this fall at Union Presbyterian Seminary on the Richmond campus for a conference on migration. Prof JanJan Lin and Rev Isaac Villegas will be the keynote speakers.
May 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Come join us this fall at Union Presbyterian Seminary on the Richmond campus for a conference on migration. Prof JanJan Lin and Rev Isaac Villegas will be the keynote speakers.
I look forward to giving a talk at this conference on: portraying Pharaoh as Satan in allegorical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. I will be more excited when the paper is ready 🤣.
May 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I look forward to giving a talk at this conference on: portraying Pharaoh as Satan in allegorical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. I will be more excited when the paper is ready 🤣.
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Damned Whiteness: How White Christian Allies Failed the Black Freedom Movement
How White Christian Allies Failed the Black Freedom Movement
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April 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You can get 20% off with bookshop .org's discount for community organizing books when you preorder Damned Whiteness. This is my favorite way to buy books online because you can support local booksellers by choosing one when you make your purchase.
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So happy to find @safwatmarzouk.bsky.social 's contribution to Joshua on WorkingPreacher.org as I was rounding out my sermon
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www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries...
Commentary on Joshua 5:9-12 - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary
God graciously offers a new beginning to a new generation.
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March 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
So happy to find @safwatmarzouk.bsky.social 's contribution to Joshua on WorkingPreacher.org as I was rounding out my sermon
www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries...
www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries...
Have you ever wondered why many artistic representations of Moses show two horns painted or sculpted on his forehead?
If you're preaching this coming Sunday, I wrote the commentary on Exodus 34:29-35 for the Working Preacher.
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If you're preaching this coming Sunday, I wrote the commentary on Exodus 34:29-35 for the Working Preacher.
www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries...
Commentary on Exodus 34:29-35 - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary
Moses’ shining face makes a glimpse of the divine light and brightness accessible to the people.
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February 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Have you ever wondered why many artistic representations of Moses show two horns painted or sculpted on his forehead?
If you're preaching this coming Sunday, I wrote the commentary on Exodus 34:29-35 for the Working Preacher.
www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries...
If you're preaching this coming Sunday, I wrote the commentary on Exodus 34:29-35 for the Working Preacher.
www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries...
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Resist.
Thank you for this wonderful poem, @lorybrantz
Thank you for this wonderful poem, @lorybrantz
January 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Resist.
Thank you for this wonderful poem, @lorybrantz
Thank you for this wonderful poem, @lorybrantz
perhaps it's because these moments do not last long and because the future is unknown that the people of Syria should celebrate the fall of the dictators who have oppressed them!
December 8, 2024 at 1:09 PM
perhaps it's because these moments do not last long and because the future is unknown that the people of Syria should celebrate the fall of the dictators who have oppressed them!
Seems relevant!
November 13, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Seems relevant!
Glad to see this essay out. One of the places where I problematize the essentialization of Egypt in the Hebrew Bible. This time, I focused more on the representation of Egypt in liberation theologies.
September 16, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Glad to see this essay out. One of the places where I problematize the essentialization of Egypt in the Hebrew Bible. This time, I focused more on the representation of Egypt in liberation theologies.