Bible Passage of the Week news

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Coming up this weekend, we have @BetteTheRed tackling the rather thorny, but interesting, matter of the guy named Judas.

Judas and Predestination: Whose Fault is It? - Luke 22: 1-6, 47-48

 

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Welp, this weekend kicks off Holy Week for those Christians that observe it. Which means Sunday is Palm Sunday, the commemoration of Jesus entry into Jerusalem. And a certain Wonderape is interested in discussing the story. The story is short and appears in roughly similar form (with some interesting differences) in all four Gospels. List is below. I will probably use Matthew or Mark as the "Core" version but the variations and other versions will be "on topic".

Matthew 21:1-11
Mark 11:1-11
Luke 19:28-40
John 12:12-19

So why does Luke leave out "Hosanna"? Why do only some quote Zechariah to varying degrees? What is the significance of Jesus entering Jerusalem in the manner of a "triumph"? And a colt/donkey??

Thread will go up tomorrow or Sunday. Watch for it!!

 

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We have a Holy Week schedule coming up. Lots to discuss as what many would argue are Christianity's highest holy days roll in.

Maundy Thursday - @paradox3 - John 13: 1-5 (NET)

Good Friday - @Mendalla - Matthew 27:11 to 66 - Jesus' Trial and Crucifixion

Easter Sunday - @Mendalla - Matthew 28 - He rose on the third day

 

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Coming up this weekend, we have another take on the Resurrection from Luke, courtesy of @paradox3. "Goodbye and off to Heaven!" invites us to have a look at Luke 24:36-53. Watch for it!

 

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For this coming week, @BetteTheRed is going to be attempting a new approach to BPoTW, using John 14:1-14 as the passage. I encourage people to join in and see how this works. Mixing things up from the usual discussion format could be a nice way to move forward.

More information in this thread:

We're going to try a different process for a week, please?

I have agreed to lead a BPoTW this weekend, focussing on the lectionary NT passage, which is John 14:1-14. Very familiar, "I am the Way, truth, life". I'd like to try a different approach. Based on the lectio divina process that my group does each week. We pick a passage, read it three times...

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Yes, there is going to be a new BPoTW this weekend. @BetteTheRed is looking at Acts 1:6-14, entitled "The Ascension/Jesus' Followers Wait for the Spirit". Watch for it!

 

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So we haven't really had a new BPoTW in a bit. Jim has one thread that is about one he is contemplating for later. So I decided it was high time for me to tackle something I have long wanted to do: A Psalm. Psalm 104 was discussed in the video I posted in R&F about the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten, which is what got me thinking about doing this. I will post the opener tomorrow, but here is a link to the Psalm on BibleGateway to get you started.

Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 104 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 104 God the Creator and Provider - Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty, wrapped in light as with a garment. You stretch out the heavens like a tent; you set the beams of your chambers on the waters; you make the clouds your...

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Coming up this weekend, another Psalm, but rather different. Psalm 94 talks about the Lord's vengeance on the wicked, but also the Lord's protection for the faithful. Watch for it.

Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 94 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 94 God the Avenger of the Righteous - O LORD, you God of vengeance, you God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O judge of the earth; give to the proud what they deserve! O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? They pour out their arrogant words; all the...

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Well, courtesy of a suggestion from @Luce NDs, I have decided to look at Psalm 119 as our next psalm of the summer (maybe I should be calling this series "Psummer Psalms" ). I will open the thread on Saturday or Sunday this coming weekend. In the meantime, it is a long and fairly meaty one so here's a link if you want to get going on reading and ruminating.

Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 119 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 119 The Glories of God’s Law - Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD. Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong but walk in his ways. You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. O that my...

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As always, I am using NRSV Updated Edition but if you find insight from another translation, bring it along to the discussion.

See you this weekend.

(Oh, and don't forget we still have a discussion of Psalm 94 going on)

 

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One more Psummer Psalm from me. Coming tomorrow, a thread on Psalm 53, which opens with the provocative verse

Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”

After that, our good friend @paradox3 takes us into very familiar territory with Psalm 23 next weekend.

 

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Another week, another bible passage, another Psummer Psalm. For this coming weekend, @paradox3 takes the reins for the ever-popular Psalm 23, the so-called "Shepherd's Psalm". I know it is very familiar, but read it again and give it some thought. Maybe try some different translations to see what they have to say. Sometimes we get so familiar with a passage of literature, that we miss things or can find new things in it if we approach it with new eyes.

Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 23 The Divine Shepherd - A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil...

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Coming up this weekend, we have @BetteTheRed presenting a parable about the owner of a vineyard and his workers from Matthew 20: 1-16. Read ahead at the link below.

Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 20:1-16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

The Laborers in the Vineyard - “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others...

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With all the discussion of Luke 6 happening in R&F, we've kind of been neglecting our BPoTW threads. However, the ape has something in mind and will put it up this weekend. And then @jimkenney12 is working up something for Easter based on Mark's version of the story that will follow on March 23-24 weekend.

For this weekend, we have Philippians 2:1-18. There's a couple different passages there arguably but the first (1-11) kind of slides into the second (12-18). So read and then watch for it.

 

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Hey, we are back. Things kind of got away from me/us there. I am currently reading Proverbs with a view to doing a bunch of BPoTWs on it in July, starting this coming weekend. Details to follow but safe to say, Proverbs 1:1-19 will probably be the kickoff.