Tag: Messiah
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Studying Matthew 1 1-17
We are studying Matthew 1:1-17 for Sunday, December 6. We’re also studying Hebrews 1:1-5, but these two texts are so different, it seemed better to put the notes in separate posts. [A few notes on Hebrews are here.] Some questions on the texts are here. So here are a few notes on Matthew: BACKGROUND AND […]
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Studying Malachi 2 1-9 & 3 5-6
We are studying Malachi 2:1-9 & 3:5-6 for Sunday, March 29. The focus is on Malachi’s indictment of the priesthood in post-exilic Israel. We’ll have to think about how this does, or doesn’t, pertain to a religious world in which we don’t have a hereditary priestly class that is responsible for administering the system of […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 26 1-13
We are studying Matthew 26:1-13 for Sunday, April 14 – Palm Sunday, or Palm/Passion Sunday, which will lead us into the events of Holy Week. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to consider before or during class: In vv1-2, Jesus reminds the disciples of the nearness […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 12 1-14
The Uniform Series or “standard lesson” for Sunday, June 3 is Matthew 12:1-14. Here are some questions about the text that we might consider in class: There are actually two, different stories in this text, one in vv1-8, another in vv9-14. Do we feel drawn to or prefer one of these stories to the other? […]
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Palm/Passion Sunday
This morning in class we focused on worship in 2 Chronicles 7:12-22, and asked what difference it makes who or what the object of our worship is. What difference does it make whether we worship this or that deity? Why does the God of Israel make such a big deal out of who the Israelites […]
Matters of Interpretation 