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Advent 2

John the Baptist, Jesus, and judgement in Matthew 3

November 30, 2022November 29, 2022 by Ian Paul

The lectionary gospel reading for Advent 2 in Year A is Matt 3.1–12, and it contains many foundational themes of eschatology, the coming of God, and judgement, which set us up nicely for thinking about Advent not as the build-up to Christmas, but (as it should be) thinking about the Last Things. This is one of … Continue Reading

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The announcement of John the Baptist in Luke 3

December 6, 2021December 2, 2021 by Ian Paul

  This Sunday’s gospel lectionary reading for Advent 2 in Year C is Luke 3.1–6, the location and opening of John the Baptist’s ministry. We will hear more about the content of John’s ministry next week; for now, we are just given the setting. During the last year, we have got used to reading Mark … Continue Reading

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