Tag: Luke
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Reflecting on Luke 2 39-52
We are studying Luke 2:39-52 for Sunday, July 12, the story of tween Jesus finally being found by his worried parents at a Second Temple Torah study group. (Whew! It could have been SO much worse.) [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to reflect on or…
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Studying Luke 2 39-52
We are studying Luke 2:39-52 for Sunday, July 12. This is a text often depicted in western art in the scene known as “Christ among the doctors.” This week, it continues our focus on wisdom themes in the gospels. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are some notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 11 1-13
We are studying Luke 11:1-13 for Sunday, February 23 [which will be the day after the church’s CAJUN DINNER, Saturday, 5-7 p.m.; PLEASE COME if you’re in the area!!]. The text is Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer, which our curriculum identifies as the “Disciples’ Prayer,” along with a parable and other teachings on prayer.…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 7 37-48
We are studying Luke 7:37-48 for Sunday, October 27. This is Luke’s version of the story of the anointing woman. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to consider as we explore this text: In v37, Luke identifies the woman as “a sinner.” Otherwise, all we know…
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Study Notes – Luke 7 37-48
We are studying Luke 7:37-48 for Sunday, October 27 – we may know it as the story of “a sinful woman forgiven” (NRSV) or “Jesus anointed by a sinful woman” (NIV) or some similar heading in our Bible. We will be having class as usual, as much as we can on the day that is…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 7 1-10
We are studying Luke 7:1-10 for Sunday, October 20. The text is the story of Jesus’s healing of a centurion’s servant. [ Notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions about the text we might want to consider: The centurion “sends” representatives, “elders of the Jews,” with the request for healing for…
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Study Notes – Luke 7 1-10
We are studying Luke 7:1-10 for Sunday, October 20. (Also the kick-off day of our church’s bicentennial celebration! We have so much planned, it looks like we’ll be thoroughly exhausted and feeling 200 years old ourselves by the time it’s over.) This text tells the story of Jesus’s healing of a centurion’s slave, a story…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 19 1-10
We are studying Luke19:1-10, the story of Zacchaeus, for Sunday, March 24. [Study notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we could consider before or in class: Have we heard this story before? Where? When? What images do we associate with this story? Where did those images come from? (E.g., illustrations…
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Study Notes – Luke 19 1-10
We are studying Luke 19:1-10 for Sunday, March 24 – the story of Zacchaeus, “a wee little man” who not only sees Jesus but gets to host him as one of the last stops on Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem. [Questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT:…
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Luke 14 7-14
We are studying Luke 14:7-14 for Sunday, March 3 – a text that presents a pair of Jesus’ short discourses about social propriety, which may have implications for our understanding of the reign of God. [Study notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to consider as we explore…
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Study Notes – Luke 14 7-14
We are studying Luke 14:7-14 for Sunday, March 3. This text presents two of Jesus’ short discourses, delivered at a Sabbath dinner, revolving around the theme of social position. [Study questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Our text is from the gospel of Luke, which…
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Third Sunday After Epiphany
When [Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: ‘The Spirit of…
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Study Notes – Luke 2 21-35
We are studying Luke 2:22-35, together with Luke 1:26-31, for Sunday, December 23, along with everyone else using the Uniform Series texts. Luke 2:21-35 is most of the account of Jesus’ presentation in the Temple in Jerusalem, up through the end of Simeon’s speech. Just for the sake of length, notes on Luke 1:26-38 appeared…
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Study Notes – Luke 1 26-38
We are studying Luke 1:26-31 and also Luke 2:22-35 for Sunday, December 23, along with everyone else using the Uniform Series texts. Luke 1:26-31 is embedded in the longer narrative that runs through verse 38, the Annunciation to Mary. Luke 2:21-35 is most of the account of Jesus’ presentation in the Temple in Jerusalem. Just…
Matters of Interpretation 