An Advent reflection on Tamar from a North African theologian

An excerpt from “What Child Is This? Advent Reflections on a Genealogy of Hope” (2025). Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” — Genesis 38:26 Surely, Tamar cannot be counted among the matriarchs and, by extension, cannot participate in God’s redemptive plan.…

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An Advent reflection on Enoch from a Romanian pastor

By Rev. Dr. Ciprian Gheorghe-Luca An excerpt from “What Child Is This? Advent Reflections on a Genealogy of Hope” (2025). Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.— Genesis 5:24 There’s a quiet, almost hidden figure in the long list of names that make up the genealogy of…

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