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129 Jesus in the temple in Luke 2

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128 Mary greets Elizabeth Luke 1

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127 The preaching of John the Baptist in Luke 3

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126 Rulers and John in Luke 3

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125 Little apocalypse in Luke 21

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131 The gifts of the Spirit in 1 Cor 12

The NT epistle reading for Epiphany 2 in Year C is 1 Cor 12.1-11. Although well-known in some circles, this might be a less familiar reading in others.
It appears to be about 'spiritual gifts', but Paul redefines the discussion by casting it as teaching about what it means to be spiritual, and roots it in his theology of the Spirit of God as the one who enables us to acknowledge Jesus as Lord. And the language about the gifts holds together questions of grace, unity, truth, and diversity of contributions in the assembly.
Come and join Ian and James as they explore these questions! Revd James Blandford-Baker is vicar of Histon and Impington, two villages just north of Cambridge. Revd Dr Ian Paul is Associate Minister of St Nic's, Nottingham, and writes the widely-read blog www.psephizo.com.
Full written commentary behind the discussion can be found on the blog.
For the video on the gospel reading of John 2.1-11, see here: ua-cam.com/video/4Sl1wTuLCg0/v-deo.html
For written commentary on John 2.1-11, see here: www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-stone-jars-at-cana-in-john-2/

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130 Baptism of Jesus in Luke 3

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The Sunday lectionary reading for Epiphany 1, which is the Baptism of Christ, is Luke 3.15-17 and 21-22. The reading feels odd, since it was back in Advent when we read the previous verses in Luke 3 over two Sundays, and this sets the context for our passage. The lectionary also drops the verses about Herod Antipas' imprisonment of John, which are important to the narrative. And the passage rai...

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129 Jesus in the temple in Luke 2

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The Christmas season is now with us! The reading for the first Sunday in the Christmas season (Christmas 1) is Luke 2.41-52-though it is arguable that we should actually start our reading at verse 40, since it forms an 'inclusio' (bracket) with the final verse of the reading. This is a very carefully crafted passage, and we can see evidence of Luke's compositional intentions. But it also fits v...

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128 Mary greets Elizabeth Luke 1

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The lectionary gospel reading for Advent 4 in Year C is Luke 1.39-45, with the option of reading on to Luke 1.46-55. Do please take the option of reading the Magnificat; reading the first half without the second would be like going to a Michelin-starred restaurant for dinner and leaving after the starter! Mary't encounter with Elizabeth is fascinating, and reflects many of the themes of this go...

127 The preaching of John the Baptist in Luke 3

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127 The preaching of John the Baptist in Luke 3

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The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 3 in Year C is Luke 3.7-17, and it follows closely on from last week’s reading; verse begins ‘He therefore said to the crowds…’ which some English translations omit. The content of his teaching raises some fascinating issues about repentance, judgement, and discipleship, and the way in which the teaching of the kingdom is (or is not!) radical and ...

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126 Rulers and John in Luke 3

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This Sunday’s gospel lectionary reading for Advent 2 in Year C is Luke 3.1-6, the location and opening of John the Baptist’s ministry. We will hear more about the content of John’s ministry next week; for now, we are just given the setting. But this setting tells us a huge amount about the gospel. The list of rulers is carefully designed not only to locate the gospel in the wider world, but als...

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125 Little apocalypse in Luke 21

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The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 1 in Year C is Luke 21.25-36, from this gospel’s version of what is often called the ‘Little Apocalypse’. As usual, we need to read on to put this text in its context to understand both the text itself and how it compares with its parallels in Mark and Matthew. Rather than offering a plan for the end of the world, Jesus deploys his pastoral wisdom...

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124 Christ the King John 18

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It is often thought that in John 18 Jesus says 'My kingdom is not of this world'. But this mistranslation is misleading: his kingdom makes itself felt in this world, but the origin of its power and the nature of its exercise is quite different from 'worldy' power. As we celebrate Christ the King on the last Sunday of the lectionary year, we need to look back to Daniel 7 and forwards to Revelati...

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123 Mark 13 and the end of the world

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Mark 13 is paradoxically a passage many find difficult and challenging-but one of our favourites to talk about! Popular reading takes it to be about the end of the world and Jesus' return-but there are clear indications in the text that this is not the case. When it is read in the context of the whole passage, and the shape of Mark's gospel-and, critically, in the light of the OT-it becomes cle...

122 The call and preaching of Jesus in Mark 1

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122 The call and preaching of Jesus in Mark 1

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As we reach the end of the lectionary year, we are going back to the beginning, to where we started in the Gospel of Mark! This reading overlaps with some of the earlier ones in the year, but also patches in the verses that we previously missed out. As usual with Mark, his account is very compressed-so we need to attend carefully to every word. And when we do, we find riches of theological thin...

121 Jesus' summary of the law in Mark 12

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121 Jesus' summary of the law in Mark 12

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The Sunday lectionary gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday before Advent in Year B is the dialogue that includes Jesus’ summary of the law in Mark 12.28-34. Offering this kind of summary was not uncommon in Second Temple Judaism, and we have a number of other examples of this. But Jesus' response is striking in several ways. First, he summarises the law from within the law himself. Secondly, he...

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120 Blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10

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The gospel lectionary reading for the so-called Last Sunday after Trinity (or Trinity 22) in this Year B is the story of the healing of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10.46-52. This reading has an appeal at two levels. First, it is in Mark’s usual lively and direct style, and has a similar feeling to some of the very personal accounts in Luke; it bears comparison with the other story set in Jericho, ...

The request of James and John in Mark 10

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The request of James and John in Mark 10

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The gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 21 in this Year B is Mark 10.35-45. The lectionary choice is unfortunate this week, in that it cuts out the verses following last week's read, Mark 10.32-34. Not only do these verses provide continuity with last week's reading about the (rich) (young) (ruler) man, but they are an integral part of the section, with reference to the Son of Man at the begi...

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118 The rich Young man in Mark 10

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The gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 20 in this year B is Mark 10.17-31, the story of the so-called 'rich' 'young' 'ruler'. But two of these terms are supplied by Matthew and Luke, and Mark has some significant unique elements to the way he tells the story. Why does Jesus appear to challenged someone who appears to be a potentially devoted disciple? What is the motivation for confronting h...

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117 Jesus and divorce in Mark 10

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The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 19 in this Year B is Mark 10.2-16. I think it is impossible to preach on this passage without dealing with the question of the consequences of Jesus’ teaching for our own attitude to and the Church’s practice in relation to divorce and remarriage, and this will make it an unusual Sunday. The passage raises some big questions. What was the context...