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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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Second Sunday after Christmas (5 January 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Introduction 3 Alternative First Reading: Sirach 24:1-12 4 Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14 5 Gospel: John 1:1-18 6 Jesus Database 7 Liturgies and Prayers 7.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 31:7-14 & Psalm 147:12-20 (or Sirach 24:1-12 & or WisSol 10:15-21) Ephesians 1:3-14 John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Introduction A Second Sunday of Christmas only…
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Sunday after Christmas (29 December 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Herod threatens the Christ Child 2.1 Danger for baby Sargon 2.2 Romulus and Remus 2.3 The dragon and the Christ Child 2.4 The spider and the cave 3 Jesus Database 4 Liturgies and Prayers 4.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Isaiah 63:7-9 and Psalm 148 Hebrews 2:10-18 Matthew 2:13-23 Herod threatens the…
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Reflections from Palestine
Reflections from Palestine: A Journey of Hope. A memoir by Samia Nasir Khoury. Nicosia, Cyprus: Rimal Publications, 2014. ISBN 978-9963-715-11-4 Samia Nasir Khoury celebrated her eightieth birthday on Sunday, 24 November 2013. This was also the final day of the Ninth International Sabeel Conference. Following a service at the Lutheran Church of the Ascension at Augusta…
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Fourth Sunday of Advent (22 December 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 The Birth of the Messiah (Matthew’s story of Jesus’ birth) 3 The birth of Moses in ancient Jewish tradition 3.1 Egyptian Horus legend 3.2 An Akkadian legend of Sargon 3.3 Greek legend of Telephus 3.4 Pseudo-Philo, Biblical Antiquities, 9 3.5 Josephus 3.6 Book of Memory 4 Good News for Outsiders in…
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Third Sunday of Advent (15 December 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 John the Baptist in the Sayings Gospel Q 2.1 The Messianic Signs 2.2 Blessed is the one who does not take offence 3 Jesus Database 4 Liturgies and Prayers 4.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Isaiah 35:1-10 and Psalm 146:5-10 (or Luke 1:47-55) James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 John the Baptist in the…
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Second Sunday of Advent (8 December 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 John the Baptist 2.1 John in the Jesus Tradition 2.2 John the Baptist in the Gospel of Matthew 3 Jesus Database 4 Liturgies and Prayers 4.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Isaiah 11:1-10 and Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Romans 15:4-13 Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist On the Second Sunday of Advent the figure of…
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