Canaanite woman

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I’ve always been a bit unsettled by Jesus’ reference to the Canaanite woman as a “dog.” But I noticed something a few nights ago when our associate pastor was teaching on this passage. I’d never noticed this thread before and I think it’s actually the key to understanding the passage

THEME: GOD’S SAVING HAND AND LISTENING EAR ARE OPEN TO ALL READINGS: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 / Psalm 67/ Romans 11:13-15, 29-32/ Matthew 15:21-28 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time There so many religions in the…

Matthew 15 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O …

Another Sketchbook Paint over. The sketch was pretty hidious and so it was good to redo it and get down what was actually in my head. I’m imagining she is some Israeli/Canaanite lady living in the hill country, waiting for a loved one.

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Why did Jesus call the Canaanite (Syrophoenician) woman a dog? Did Jesus refer to the Canaanite woman as a dog in order to test her faith?

Silence. What do we do when we pray and nothing happens? The woman begs Jesus, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” The Gospel of Matthew tells us Jesus did not respond at all; he seems to ignore her completely. To walk on in silence. This narrative [&hellip

«No. 1 <<The Bible>>Exorcising the Canaanite Woman«s Daughter» is an artwork in the permanent collection of the Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art by Peter Gorban; category – Graphics; medium – sauce-crayon on paper.

The humble but persistent Canaanite woman in Matthew's gospel shows us what Jesus means by the great faith to move mountains