by Jim Holladay | May 13, 2020 | Opinion
The stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:55-60) was the first lectionary reading for May 10. I forget what I was reading that prompted me to reflect on this as a kind of first century lynching, but I cannot get that imagery out of my mind. Stephen, though a Jew, was by all...
by James L. Evans | Jul 16, 2007 | Opinion
A tragedy of biblical proportions occurred in Iran this past week, according to an Associated Press report. A man convicted of adultery was stoned to death in a village in the northern part of the country.A tragedy of biblical proportions occurred in Iran this past...
