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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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The myth of final security
Jesus may have seemed not much more than an irritation to the Roman rulers. How wrong they were. Just yesterday I was walking through the impressive ruins of a 13C fortress high on a mountain near the Israel/Lebanon border. More pictures at my Flickr album. At the time the people who invested energy and funds…
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Easter 2C (7 April 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Introduction 3 First Reading: Obedience to God comes first 4 Second Reading: The coming One 5 Beyond Locked Doors 6 Jesus Database 7 Liturgies and Prayers 7.1 Music suggestions Lectionary Acts 5:27-32 & Psalm 118:14-29 (or Psalm 150) Rev 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 Introduction During the great Fifty Days of Easter, the…
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Study Leave — Week Four
It is hard to believe, but already I have been in Israel four weeks. That time has certainly gone by very quickly. I guess one of the indicators that this has indeed been the case is my growing familiarity with the roads. After three or four trips to Jerusalem without the aid of my trusty…
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Easter Day (31 March 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionaries 2 Introduction 3 Jesus Database 4 Jesus Seminar Voting Data 5 The Once and Future Bible: Easter essay 6 Sermons and Liturgies for Easter Lectionaries At the Vigil First Reading A selection from the following list … Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26 Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 and Psalm 46 Genesis…
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Study Leave — Week Three
Tiberias, Israel Friday, 22 March 2013 It is now three weeks since I arrived in Israel for my sabbatical, and the place is abuzz with preparations for Passover and—for the Western Christians in Jerusalem—Holy Week. For the local Christians, Easter will be observed on the first weekend in May and outside Jerusalem all the Christian…
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Palm Sunday (24 March 2013)
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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