Lecture on 1 Corinthians 6

22nd Sunday after Pentecost; October 19 Job 38:1-7, (34-41) and Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c             Or Isaiah 53:4-12 and Psalm 91:9-16 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45

Yesterday I wrote about the equivocal nature of the sign of the serpent lifted up in the wilderness, and how it was both a symbol of death, and a symbol of fertility and life in the ancient near east. Today in my reading I checked the notes in the The Jewish Study Bible and found…

The gospel for this week comes again from John 6:56-69.  We have five of these in a row.  John 6 is an interesting chapter because in it Jesus drives to the heart of his message in speaking especially to his disciples, and many of them can’t handle it.  They leave. I have discussed the gritty,…

This is the relevant presentation from my audio series on the gospel of John for Epiphany 1B.  Though the scripture reading ends at verse 41, the presentation covers the transition from the baptism to the wedding feast at Cana.  {audio}2-1-baptism_to_ministry.mp3{/audio}