Tag: Christology
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Reflecting on Matthew 1 1-17 and Hebrews 1 1-5
We are studying Matthew 1:1-17 and Hebrews 1:1-5 for Sunday, December 6. These two very different texts are, each in its own way, statements about the “genesis” of Jesus. Some notes on Matthew 1:1-17 are here; some notes on Hebrews 1:1-5 are here. Here are some questions we might want to consider: Both of these […]
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Studying Hebrews 1 1-5
We are studying Hebrews 1:1-5 along with Matthew 1:1-17 for Sunday, December 6. All thoughts are turning to Advent, including these selections for the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching. Our texts present, in effect, two versions of Jesus’s genealogy – both equally genuine, according to catholically orthodox Christian theology, but notoriously difficult to comprehend […]
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Christian Doctrine (12)
Summary notes for [and some thoughts on] Chapter 12 of Christian Doctrine1, “Where is God? The Doctrine of the Incarnation”: Continuing to follow the pattern established in the Apostles’ Creed for reviewing the doctrines of the faith, Guthrie moves on to “and in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,” beginning with “who was conceived […]