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Episode 11: Mark 7:24–30, the Syro-Phoenician woman, and the politics of sass

Episode 11: Mark 7:24–30, the Syro-Phoenician woman, and the politics of sass

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In this episode, Dr. Margaret Aymer and I interview Dr. Mitzi Smith to discuss her article in Womanist Interpretations of the Bible: Expanding the Discourse, “Race, Gender, and the Politics of ‘Sass’: Reading Mark 7:24–30 through a Womanist Lens of Intersectionality and Inter(con)textuality.” What does women's speech, Sandra Bland, and the Syro-Phoenician woman have in common? Listen to this episode to learn how "talking back" or "sass" is a form of resistance and agency for marginalized women.

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