Monthly Archives: July 2012

Weekly Introduction to the Revised Common Lectionary Readings (Proper 10B / Ordinary 15B)

Amos 7:7-15 Amos is an unusual prophet in that his origins lie outside the so called “school of prophets.”  Amos is a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore trees.  There are no prophets in his family heritage.  In this respect … Continue reading

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Small Town Messiah

Nazareth in Jesus’ day wasn’t much.  It was not mentioned outside the New Testament until well into the third century.  It was not named in the Old Testament, in Josephus, or in the rabbinical literature (the Mishnah or the Talmud).  … Continue reading

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Weekly Introductions to the Revised Common Lectionary Readings (Proper 9B / Ordinary 14B)

2 Samuel 5:1-5; 9-10 Our Hebrew Bible lection records the crowning of David as King and his taking of the city of Jerusalem as capital of his kingdom.  David was thirty when he began his reign, and his reign lasted … Continue reading

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