Tag: Matthew 8:23-27
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Reflecting on Matthew 8 23-27
We are studying Matthew 8:23-27 for Sunday, June 13. It’s the brief story of Jesus “stilling a storm” during a crossing of the Sea of Galiliee. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider or discuss in class: If we were Jesuits, we might approach this text […]
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Studying Matthew 8 23-27
We are studying Matthew 8:23-27 for Sunday, June 13. This is the short episode in Matthew’s gospel where Jesus “stills the storm.” [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: This story is found in Mark (Mark 4:35-41) and Luke (Luke 8:22-25), but we’re reading it […]
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Exegetical Exercise – Jonah 1
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, May 7 is Jonah 1:7-17 – it’s the first in a series of four lessons on Jonah, which will cover the entire little book, which is itself one of “the Twelve” (as these short books are known in Hebrew) or the “Minor Prophets” (as we were taught in “learn […]
Matters of Interpretation 