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“He shall be called a Nazorean.” — no prophet ever
Ok, ok. I’m just having a little fun with my literalist friends and others who accuse the Catholic Church of not following “the clear teaching of scripture.” Today’s lectionary reading includes Matthew 2:23, which reads as follows: He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets…
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Catholic Preacher – Presbyterian Church (Part 2)
Had a great time the past two Sundays preaching at First Presbyterian Church of Hammond. I’m posting my sermon from this past Sunday here. You can listen to the previous Sunday’s sermon here. Sermon 07/03
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James McGrath on Matthew's Use of Hosea 11 & Jeremiah 31
Today’s New Testament Gospel reading comes from from Matthew 2.13-18. In this passage, Matthew cites two Old Testament texts, namely Hosea 11.1 (only part of the verse) and Jeremiah 31.15. Here are Hosea 11.1 and Jeremiah 31.15, as they are quoted in Matthew: Hosea 11.1 Out of Egypt I called my son. Jeremiah 31.15 A…
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Re-struck by How Little Christmas Material is in the Bible
Today’s New Testament lectionary reading should look familiar. That’s because it is made up of the lectionary readings from 12/17 and 12/18. As I noticed that, it made me think of just how little Christmas material there is to choose from when developing the lectionary for this season. There’s none in Mark or John. And,…
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New Testament Reading from Matthew 1.18-25
Today’s New Testament lectionary reading is from Matthew 1.18-25. Two of the resources that I linked to yesterday not only deal with verses 1-17, but also with verse 19-25 of chapter 1. So, if you missed those resources yesterday and are interested be sure to check them out.
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Resources on Matthew's Geneaology (Mat. 1)
Today’s New Testament reading is the geneaology of Jesus in Matthew. Thankfully, I do not need to write much about this as I fear the New Testament scholars might have a field day with me. (In seminary, I learned something about possible gematria in the passage, something about the theories of why these women are…