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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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Holy Week and Easter 2014
Introduction The traditions associated with Holy Week and Easter lie at the heart of the Christian faith dealing, as they do, with the character of Jesus, the circumstances of his death and the affirmation that not even death could prevent the successful outcome of the divine program (the good news of God’s alternative empire) which…
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Lent 6A | Palm Sunday (13 April 2014)
Contents 1 Lectionaries 2 Introduction 3 Perspectives 3.1 The Greek hero myth 3.2 The Innocent Victim 3.3 Biblical Interpretation 3.4 The Letters of Paul 3.5 Elizabeth A. Johnson 4 Liturgies and Prayers 4.1 Music Suggestions Lectionaries Liturgy of the Palms Matthew 21:1-11 (Year A) Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16 (Year B) Luke 19:28-40 (Year C)…
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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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