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Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Bit by Bit Biblical Poems

Mary, the mother of Jesus, poetically intuits God's ultimate reversals of unfairness into justice. Luke the implied author of the Gospel of Luke understood hearts and minds. It has even been suggested by biblical scholar, Mark Reasoner, that Luke could read minds. Therefore Luke's ability to understand Mary's thoughts and write for her anchors her poem/song, the Magnificat in history as well as in theological story telling..