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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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A faith worth sharing
During the past week some friends on Facebook were discussing the advertisements that St Francis Theological College in Brisbane has been running on a local radio station. I guess that means the advertisements worked, although I am yet to see if this will translate into new enrolments. There were two strands to the discussion. First…
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2013 Sabeel Global Young Adults Festival
A number of people coming to Bethsaida in 2013 are thinking about participating in the Sabeel International Young Adults Conference which will happen immediately after we finish our time on the dig. Preliminary information about that event has now been published by Sabeel: 2012 Sabeel Global Young Adults Festival As you may already have…
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Pentecost 20B (14 October 2012)
Contents [hide] 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Wisdom from Job 2.1 Amos 5 2.2 Wisdom of Solomon 7 3 Second Reading: Hebrews 4 Gospel: A question of wealth 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Job 23:1-9,16-17 and Psalm 22:1-15 (or Amos 5:6-7,10-15 & Psalm 90:12-17) Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 …
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Pentecost 19B (7 October 2012)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Job 2.1 Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh … 3 Second Reading: The Letter to the Hebrews 4 Gospel: Jesus and divorce 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Job 1:1; 2:1-10 and Psalm 26 (or Genesis 2:18-24 & Psalm 8) Hebrews…
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Pentecost 18B (30 September 2012)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Esther 2.1 Alternative first reading: Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29 3 Second Reading: James 5:13-20 4 Gospel: Gentle words, hard words 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Esther 7:1-6,9-10;9:20-22 and Psalm 124 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50 First Reading: Esther This week the RCL provides for a reading…
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Wife of Jesus papyrus fragment
The September 18 story from the New York Times about a papyrus fragment in which Jesus refers to someone (presumably Mary Magdalene) as “my wife” caused considerable controversy. There now seems to be a growing consensus among Coptic specialists that this is a modern forgery, which was also the assumption of Karen King when first…
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