Sunday, December 1, 2024

Reading for December 8th

 Read Luke 24.36-53. In 24.36-53: The messiah's final appearance, commission, and departure. In verses 36-37: Luke's story emphasizes both the awesome wonder of Jesus' appearance and the physical reality of his resurrected body (flesh and bones, see 20.34-36). In verse 41; Disbelieving for joy and wondering is more like Mary's faith than Zechariah's doubt at the beginning of the story (1.18-20, 28-28). In verses 42-43: Broiled fish are also mentioned in Jn 21.4-14, and Jesus' witnesses recall eating with him in Acts 10.41. In verses 44-45: The law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms is very inclusive catalog in a time probably before Israel's scriptures were gathered in a single book. In verses 46-48: This saying of Jesus is not literally written in any surviving version of Israel's scriptures. This is the testimony from the scriptures his witnesses are sent to make. In verses 49-52: The promise of the Father is the gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost to be awaited in Jerusalem (Acts 1.4, 8; 2.33). In verse 53: The temple remains a crucial center for divine activity (1.9; 2.27, 37, 46; 20.1; Acts 3.1; 4.1; 6.13). Comments or Questions..

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