Tag: narrative
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Reflecting on 2 Samuel 6
What should we ourselves make out of the story we are studying for Sunday, September 12, the story of David bringing the Ark of God up to Jerusalem (in 2 Samuel 6)? The story describes dramatic events that happen long ago, far away, and that center on a powerfully sacred object that no longer exists. […]
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Studying Genesis 42 6-25
We are studying Genesis 42:6-25 for Sunday, September 20. This is Joseph’s first meeting with his brothers, now that the tables are turned, and they have come to Egypt to buy food for their famished family. A food supply which Joseph controls. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are some notes on this […]
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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The main topic of reflection this morning was the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. One of us is from Texas. One of us has family in Dayton. It always feels close to home to me, but this was perhaps even closer than usual. They came up in thinking about the ancient world and […]
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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 