Tag Archives: Historical Method

The Birth of Jacob’s Children – Held on Sunday, May 05, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline With this post I conclude our Sunday Scripture Study for the 2nd year on Genesis. During the summer months some of our group and others will meet to discuss Evangelization at my place.  The first … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Arrival in Haran – Held on Sunday, April 28, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline Sunday, May 5th is our last session for this school year.  We will meet to discuss Evangelization at my place on Thursday, June 13th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Review: In preparation for our discussion … Continue reading

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Isaac and the Promise Renewed: Part I – Held on Sunday, March 17, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline We will be meeting on Palm Sunday but not Easter Sunday.  So I will post on “Good Friday” March 29th.  There will be no post on the week following East; the next post will be … Continue reading

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The Context for our Life – Held on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Personal Note on Posting Timeline No Scripture Study Session on Sunday, February 10, 2013.  I will be attending the baptism of Cormik, our fourth grandchild, second son of Julia and John. Preview:  The Basic Context of the Human History and … Continue reading

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The Wooing of Rebekah – Held on Sunday, January 27, 2013

Gen. 24: 01 – 67 – The Wooing of Rebekah Background This story continues the turning point in Genesis from Abraham to his progenitors, in this case, Isaac.  However, it is Rebekah who most mirrors Abraham as the one called … Continue reading

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The Testing of Abraham – Held on Sunday, January 06, 2013

Gen. 22: 01 – 19 – The Testing of Abraham Preview After a two week holiday break we returned to our study of Genesis.  But as usual there were two topics that we dealt with prior to reading our passage.  … Continue reading

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Hagar and Ishmael – Held on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Gen. 21: 09 – 21 – Hagar and Ishmael Preview I brought up two points that developed over the previous week. The first had to do with something that Ken had shared. He mentioned something that happened to him while … Continue reading

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Gen. 17: 01 – 27- The Covenant of the Circumcision – Held on Sunday, October 7, 2012

Review from our Previous Session – Discerning God’s will.  Is there a plan for me? In reviewing our group’s discussion from two weeks ago, I detected a common theme in the remarks of Sara, Tim, and Ken.  In one way … Continue reading

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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mk. 7: 31-37 – The Healing of a Deaf Man Background Again I am presenting the work of John Meier, A Marginal Jew, Vol. Two: Mentor, Messiah, and Miracle. The opening geography is Jesus passing through predominantly Gentile region with … Continue reading

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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mk. 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Tradition of the Elders Background I have drawn this background material from the fourth volume of John P. Meier’s A Marginal Jew in which he devotes 55 pages to this one passage that reference 145 … Continue reading

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