The ‘Nazareth manifesto’ in Luke 4: a conversation

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The lectionary reading for Epiphany three in Yr C is Luke 4.14–21. As is oftentimes the instance with the lectionary, the reading is rather displaced and truncated; the previous episode is the temptation in the wilderness, which we will read at the beginning of Lent, and the following calendar week we revert back to Luke 2 every bit we celebrate the presentation of Jesus in the temple. More than serious, though, is the ending of the passage at verse 21, when the whole episode runs to verse 28, and we should take the lectionary here as 'informational' and read through to the end of the story equally Luke presents it to us.

You can find a detailed exploration of this passage in the previous mail service on grace (and judgement?) in Luke iv hither.

In this video, I have a conversation with my friend James Blandford-Baker, who is vicar of Histon and Impington, just n of Cambridge. Nosotros talk about the bridging from Jesus' temptations to the start of his ministry, why Luke includes this episode at this signal in the gospel, and what Jesus and Luke are doing with the OT texts from Isaiah—and reflect on what we take away from information technology personally, and how we might preach on this well-known passage.

I hope yous detect it useful in bringing the give-and-take to life.

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