http://www.bullartistry.com.au/wp/2013/11/17/dogs-and-pigs/ Theology you can eat and drink Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 http://www.bullartistry.com.au/wp/2013/11/17/dogs-and-pigs/comment-page-1/#comment-29507 Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:04:36 +0000 http://www.bullartistry.com.au/wp/?p=13387#comment-29507 On facebook, Jerry Bowyer said,
“Maybe, but when the gentile woman asked for a healing, Jesus told her it was not right to take bread from the children to give to the dogs. Plus Caleb (“Dog”) in Joshua was a faithful gentile. Seems plausible that pigs and dogs are both symbols of gentiles, but different degrees of uncleanness. I’m not sure, the symbolism is dicey when it comes to proof.”
Good objection. The answer might be that Jesus takes those “faithful dogs” and turns them into priestly rulers, while he throws out those who are abusing their office – it’s the same role reversal in Luke 16. The exalted rulers of Israel would be “deconsecrated,” the mountain thrown into the sea.

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