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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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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (29 September 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Introduction: Riches and Reversal 3 Interfaith parallels 3.1 Rabbinic sources 3.2 Muslim sources 4 Gospel: Lazarus and the Rich Man 4.1 Kenneth E. Bailey 4.2 Jesus Seminar 4.3 John Dominic Crossan 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 & Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 1 Timothy…
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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (22 September 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Gospel: The Shrewd Manager 3 Jesus Database 4 Liturgies and Prayers 4.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 & Psalm 79:1-9 I Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 Gospel: The Shrewd Manager All commentators confirm what the typical Bible reader senses: this is a parable that challenges our normal way of looking at life,…
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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (15 September 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 Introduction 3 Gospel: God has a table … 3.1 Eating with Sinners (Luke 15:1-2) 3.2 The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:3-7) 3.3 The Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10) 4 Jesus Database 5 Liturgies and Prayers 5.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 & Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 Introduction Our…
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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (8 September 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First reading: The potter and the clay 3 Second reading: Philemon 4 Gospel: The Cost of Discipleship 4.1 Hating One’s Family 4.2 Carrying One’s Cross 4.3 Tower Builder and Warrior King 4.4 Renouncing All 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 18:1-11 & Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18…
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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (1 September 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First reading: Cracked cisterns 3 Gospel: Table and Kingdom 4 Jesus Database 5 Liturgies and Prayers 5.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 First reading: Cracked cisterns This week’s passage is part of the opening complaint by Jeremiah as he sets out…
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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (25 August 2013)
Contents 1 Lectionary 2 First Reading: Jeremiah 3 Second Reading: Hebrews 12:18-29 4 Gospel: Jesus heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath 4.1 Lectionary logic 4.2 Healing on the Sabbath 4.3 Quoting Q 5 Jesus Database 6 Liturgies and Prayers 6.1 Music Suggestions Lectionary Jeremiah 1:4-10 & Psalm 71:1-6 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 First Reading:…
