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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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Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (17 November 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Good news for this side of death 3 Gospel: Jesus and the Temple 4 Jesus Database 5 Liturgies and Prayers 5.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Isaiah 65:17-25 & Isaiah 12 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19 Good news for this side of death The oracles in the final few chapters of Isaiah are…
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Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost (10 November 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Introduction: The Sadducees 3 The NT and the Sadducees 4 Flavius Josephus 4.1 Life 4.2 Wars of the Jews 4.3 Antiquities of the Jews 5 The Historian and the Sadducees 6 Jesus and the afterlife 6.1 Items listed by literary type 6.2 Items listed by attestation and date 7 Jesus Database…
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Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (3 November 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Habakkuk 3 Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 4 Gospel: Jesus and Zaccheus 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 & Psalm 119:137-144 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Luke 19:1-10 First Reading: Habakkuk The first reading this week strikes a prophetic tone that fits well…
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Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (27 October 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Joel: Dreaming of a better time 3 Second Reading: Pseudo Paul and the Parchments 4 Gospel: Rethinking the Pharisees 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Joel 2:23-32 & Psalm 65 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 Joel: Dreaming of a better time The short prophetic…
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Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (20 October 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: A new covenant 3 Second Reading: The sacred tradition 4 Gospel: The unjust judge 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 31:27-34 & Psalm 119:97-104 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8 First Reading: A new covenant The first reading offers one of the classic prophetic…
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Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (13 October 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Letter to the exiles 3 Second Reading: Formulae for faithful living 4 Gospel: Jesus and the lepers 4.1 John Dominic Crossan 4.2 Leprosy and the purity code 4.3 Jesus, and the compassionate holiness of God 4.4 Jesus, Francis and the lepers 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1…
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