TGBC, Friday, Feb 16, Luke 3:21-38
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FRIDAY, February 16 Luke 3:21-38.
Luke 3:21-38
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’
Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda, son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri, son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon, son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor, son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah, son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech, son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.
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Friday for Thought. Just as we read in Mark’s baptismal scene, so also here in Luke the voice from heaven seems to speak to Jesus only, whereas in the Gospel according to Matthew the voice seems to speak to everyone present. FoxNews was not there, so we don't have a news clip.
+ In some early manuscripts, Luke quotes the voice (alternately) proclaiming, “You are my beloved Son, this day I have begotten you,” or (Scholars Version) "You are my sons; Today I have become your father." Those alternate words, which may be Luke's original, echo Psalm 2, verse 7. Can it carry the theological implication that Jesus is not God’s Son until the day of his baptism? this would seem in conflict with Luke’s own nativity narrative of the angel’s announcement to Mary and all that follows; it also arguably could be at odds with the Church’s acclamation of Jesus in the Nicene Creed (eternally begotten of the Father, etc, which theology comes from the Prologue to John). I suggest that you ponder this!!
+ This is Luke’s genealogy of Jesus. It traces Jesus all the way back to Adam, son of God. Luke differs in names, details, and purpose from Matthew’s similar but different genealogy of Jesus. Matthew's opening purpose (MT 1:1-17) is to show Jesus a true Jew by tracing his ancestry to Abraham. Also, Matthew works an element of numerology by concluding 14 generations, 14 generations, 14 generations, which his Jewish audience is to recognize as dalet (4) + vav (6) + dalet (4) = 14 “DVD, DVD, DVD” to acclaim Jesus as Son of DaViD, again, part of Matthew’s agenda with his Jewish-Christian audience. + Some folks have said that one genealogy traces Jesus back through Mary and the other back through Joseph, the nonsense of someone who has not read either genealogy: they both trace through Joseph.
+ Here is where we are told that Jesus was thirty when he began his ministry. But it is from John’s gospel having Jesus in Jerusalem several times that we get the tradition that his ministry was three years in length (in Luke, Mark and Matthew, Jesus only goes to Jerusalem one time, at the end of the story).
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FRIDAY, February 16 Luke 3:21-38.
Luke 3:21-38
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’
Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda, son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri, son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon, son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor, son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah, son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech, son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan, son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.
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Friday for Thought. Just as we read in Mark’s baptismal scene, so also here in Luke the voice from heaven seems to speak to Jesus only, whereas in the Gospel according to Matthew the voice seems to speak to everyone present. FoxNews was not there, so we don't have a news clip.
+ In some early manuscripts, Luke quotes the voice (alternately) proclaiming, “You are my beloved Son, this day I have begotten you,” or (Scholars Version) "You are my sons; Today I have become your father." Those alternate words, which may be Luke's original, echo Psalm 2, verse 7. Can it carry the theological implication that Jesus is not God’s Son until the day of his baptism? this would seem in conflict with Luke’s own nativity narrative of the angel’s announcement to Mary and all that follows; it also arguably could be at odds with the Church’s acclamation of Jesus in the Nicene Creed (eternally begotten of the Father, etc, which theology comes from the Prologue to John). I suggest that you ponder this!!
+ This is Luke’s genealogy of Jesus. It traces Jesus all the way back to Adam, son of God. Luke differs in names, details, and purpose from Matthew’s similar but different genealogy of Jesus. Matthew's opening purpose (MT 1:1-17) is to show Jesus a true Jew by tracing his ancestry to Abraham. Also, Matthew works an element of numerology by concluding 14 generations, 14 generations, 14 generations, which his Jewish audience is to recognize as dalet (4) + vav (6) + dalet (4) = 14 “DVD, DVD, DVD” to acclaim Jesus as Son of DaViD, again, part of Matthew’s agenda with his Jewish-Christian audience. + Some folks have said that one genealogy traces Jesus back through Mary and the other back through Joseph, the nonsense of someone who has not read either genealogy: they both trace through Joseph.
+ Here is where we are told that Jesus was thirty when he began his ministry. But it is from John’s gospel having Jesus in Jerusalem several times that we get the tradition that his ministry was three years in length (in Luke, Mark and Matthew, Jesus only goes to Jerusalem one time, at the end of the story).
clipart: pinched online