Psephizo17h
Jesus was not born in a stable—and it really does matter!
What do you find most irritating about this time of year? The drawing in of dark and cold nights? The hideous adoption of that consumerist import 'Black Friday'? People putting up Christmas trees when ...
Psephizo1d
Is Luke 21 about the Second Coming—or something else?
Advent is once more upon us (pun intended!), and with it comes two sets of confusion: the idea that Advent is the ...
Psephizo1d
James Blandford Baker
The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 1 in Year C is Luke 21.25–36, from this gospel’s version of what is often called the ‘Little Apocalypse’. As usual, we need to read on to put this text ...
Psephizo2d
Is Luke 21 about the Second Coming—or something else? video discussion
The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Advent 1 in Year C is Luke 21.25–36, from this gospel’s version of what is often ...
Psephizo5d
What are Jesus’ ‘new wineskins’—structures or people?
In all three Synoptic gospels, Jesus concludes a conversation about the contrast between his teaching and practice and that of the Pharisees (and John the Baptist) by means of a parable about wine and ...