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  • All Saints Day 2003

    (November 1, 2003)

    Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9 and Psalm 24

    Revelation 21:1-6a

    John 11:32-44

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  • 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, October 26, 2003

    23rd Sunday after Pentecost, October 26

     

    Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)

                Or

    Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126

    Hebrews 7:23-28

    Mark 10:46-52

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  • 22nd Sunday after Pentecost; October 19, 2003

    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

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  • 21st Sunday After Pentecost, 2003

    21st Sunday after Pentecost

    Job 23:1-9, 16-17 and Psalm 22:1-15

     or
    Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 and Psalm 90:12-17
    Hebrews 4:12-16
    Mark 10:17-31

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  • 20th Sunday After Pentecost 2003

    20th Sunday after Pentecost

    Job 1:1; 2:1-10 and Psalm 26

     or
    Genesis 2:18-24 and Psalm 8
    Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12
    Mark 10:2-16

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  • 19th Sunday After Pentecost, 2003

    19th Sunday after Pentecost

     

    The following are the suggested passages:

    Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 and Psalm 124

                Or

    Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 and Psalm 19:7-14

    James 5:13-20

    Mark 9:38-50

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  • 18th Sunday After Pentecost, 2003

    18th Sunday after Pentecost

     

    The following are the suggested passages:

    Proverbs 31:10-31 and Psalm 1 or Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22

                Or

    Jeremiah 11:18-20 and Psalm 54

    James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

    Mark 9:30-37

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  • 17th Sunday After Pentecost, 2003

    September 14, 2003

    17th Sunday after Pentecost

    The following are the suggested passages:

    		  

    Proverbs 1:20-33 and Psalm 19 or Wisdom of Solomon 7:26-8:1

                Or

    Isaiah 50:4-9a and Psalm 116:1-9

     

    James 3:1-12

    Mark 8:27-38

    Proverbs 1:20-33

    This hymn to Wisdom personified is both beautiful and very important to the balance of the church.  Wisdom is personified as a woman, and so the references are feminine.  Much has been made of this in church debates.  On the one extreme we have people creating liturgies to ?Sophia? the Greek equivalent of Hebrew wisdom (chokma), also feminine.  On the other hand we have people who complain about any feminine references to God.

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  • Easter Evening, 2005

    Easter Evening, Year A

    March 27, 2005

    I didn’t manage to restart these notes before Lent as I had planned and stated on the web page, but they are restarted now. I am no longer including my working translation so I can focus more on the interpretive process. Where I have worked such translations over enough, they will be found on my Totally Free Bible Version page, a project to work on Bible translation in public with input from anybody and everybody and the result free to anybody. Whether there is an entry there or not, I will include a link to a translation of the passage on the Bible Gateway, normally from the Contemporary English Version (CEV). I apologize for the long break in posting these notes, and hope the new style will be helpful.

    At the bottom of the page is a form for posting response notes. This will allow readers to add their own comments and thoughts.

    • Isaiah 25:6-9
      Isaiah’s prophecy of the whole world coming to know the Lord.
    • Psalm 114
      A song of passover celebration.
    • 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
      Response in our lives to Christ’s passover sacrifice–unleavened bread is equated to purity.
    • Luke 24:13-49
      The walk to Emmaus–What do you do when events confuse you?

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  • Notes, Style, and References

    Purpose:

    These notes are intended as helps for preachers and Sunday School teachers who wish to work from the Revised Common Lectionary. Though this initial entry is only one week ahead, my aim is to publish them two to three weeks ahead of the date for their use.

    This is not intended to function as a calendar. There are several good sites on the internet that list the scriptures for the various weeks. I just take all the scriptures and comment on them. This is not intended as a full commentary. I will frequently refer to other commentary resources. These are study notes that should help to get you started on the study of these scriptures.

    I would be happy to correspond with anyone interested in pursuing this topic (henry@energion.com), and also invite you to visit the Energion-sponsored “Scholar’s Corner” section on CompuServe’s Religion Forum to discuss the notes, or other relevant areas of interest to you. The forum is free via the internet. You may use your AOL screenname and password to enter, or select a new one.

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