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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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Burial or Cremation in Christian Funerary Rites
Recently I was asked for my opinion on the question of burial or cremation as the more appropriate process for Christians to dispose of the physical remains of our departed. The question came out of left field as I am not someone who spends a lot of time reflecting on death and addressing my own mortality.…
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A boundary crossing God
A GOD WHO CROSSES THE BOUNDARIES A sermon for the third Sunday after the Epiphany (25 January 2015) at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Haifa Introduction As always it is good to be here with you, and I appreciate the privilege of giving the sermon for our liturgy this morning. As always we open our hearts to…
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The final lectionary notes
Friends: The lectionary notes just published for the Feast of Christ the King (23 November 2014) will be the last of my regular weekly lectionary posts. I have been preparing and distributing these notes since 2002, so it seems time to conclude this weekly task and focus my energies on other projects. The complete set…
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Christ the King (23 November 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 The Reign of Christ — Judgment Day 2.1 Jewish parallels 2.2 Critical scholarship 2.3 Tolstoy, Where Love Is, God Is 3 Jesus Database 4 Liturgies and Prayers 4.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 & Psalm 100 [Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 & Psalm 95:1-7a] Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 The Reign of Christ…
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Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (16 November 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Waiting for God’s son from heaven 2.1 The parousia of the Lord 2.2 Like a thief in the night 3 Jesus Database 4 Liturgies and Prayers 4.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Judges 4:1-7 & Psalm 123 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 Waiting for God’s son from heaven From very early times, Christians…
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Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (9 November 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Renewing the covenant 3 1 Thessalonans 4: Facing death as Easter people 3.1 Robert Jewett 3.2 Willi Marxsen 3.3 Joseph Plevnik 3.4 Karl P. Donfried 3.5 John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed 4 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Joshua…
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