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Nazareth Then and Now
Ancient Nazareth lacked the critical advantages for its development as a significant settlement: abundant water supply, an elevated site for defensive purposes, and strategic location adjacent to a major highway. The most comprehensive recent study of the archeology of ancient Nazareth and its local region was completed by Ken Dark over several seasons between 2004…
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The oldest hatred
Presentation to a panel discussion sponsored by the Jewish Council of Australia at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane on Monday, 29 September 2025. The topic of the event was: Should anti-Semitism be exceptionalised or should we combat all forms of racism together? Co-hosts for the event included: Doykeit (a local Jewish group in Brisbane), St John’s…
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Lent 5A (6 April 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Life beyond Death: Questions and Assumptions 3 An Inventory of Raised Persons? 4 Jesus and the raising of the dead 4.1 Sayings Gospel Q: Go tell John … 4.2 The Daughter of Jairus 4.3 The Widow’s Son at Nain 4.4 The Raising of Lazarus 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers…
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Jesus Then and Jesus Now
Please join us for this event as we celebrate the publication of my latest book: Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves Melbourne: Mosaic Press, 2014 The book will be launched by the Revd Dr Nigel Leaves at SFC on Thursday, 10 April at 3.30pm. Copies are now available for purchase…
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A birth certificate for Jesus
A Birth Certificate for Jesus This is a pre-publication extract from Gregory C. Jenks, Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves. (Melbourne: Mosaic Press, 2014) Pages 118–22. For people researching their family history, the birth certificate of an ancestor is a key document. It preserves valuable information with a presumed degree of…
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Lent 4A (30 March 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Introduction: Fourth Sunday of Lent 3 First Reading: David is anointed as king 3.1 Historical perspectives on the David tradition 3.2 Literary perspectives on the David traditions 3.3 The legacy of the David traditions 4 Gospel: Jesus and the man born blind 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music…
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Lent 3A (23 March 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Wells as Sacred Places 3 Moses and the miraculous rock 4 Jesus the true well-spring 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Exodus 17:1-7 & Psalm 95 Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Wells as Sacred Places Wells and springs often feature as significant places for epiphanies and other…
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Lent 2A (16 March 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Abraham, agent of blessing to the nations 3 Second Reading: Abraham, ancestor of those who have faith 4 Gospel: Jesus and Nicodemus 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Genesis 12:1-4a & Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 Communities that did not observe the…
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