Healing, pride, and humility at the banquet in Luke 14 video discussion

The lectionary gospel reading for Trinity ย 11 in Year C, Luke 14.1, 7โ€“14โ€”though the whole passage should be readโ€”continues to engage with material that is unique to Luke, arranged in Lukeโ€™s distinctive order, and bridging the worlds of the original context of Jesus and Judaism and Lukeโ€™s context in wider Roman culture. The passage comes … Continue Reading

Jesus, the kingdom, and the politics of the table in Luke 14

The lectionary gospel reading for Trinity ย 11 in Year C, Luke 14.1, 7โ€“14, continues to engage with material that is unique to Luke, arranged in Luke’s distinctive order, and bridging the worlds of the original context of Jesus and Judaism and Luke’s context in wider Roman culture. The passage comes in a sequence of episodes … Continue Reading

Inclusion and exclusion in Luke 13

Sunday’s lectionary reading from the gospels is Luke 13.31โ€“35, and once again the lectionary does us something of a disservice by cutting this short passage off from its surrounding narrative. That is not such a problem in relation to what follows, since Luke begins chapter 14 with a clear narrative break, ‘And it happened, he … Continue Reading