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THREAD: Well, Christmas and the related nativity scenes will soon be upon us,
so what better way to prepare than with a few thoughts on Luke 2.21–24, Levitical regulations, bodily discharge, and textual variants?
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so what better way to prepare than with a few thoughts on Luke 2.21–24, Levitical regulations, bodily discharge, and textual variants?
#ChristmasSermonsOnOffer
#RateOfCommissionTBC
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Luke 2.21–35 provides us with our earliest glimpse into Jesus’ earthly life,
but it’s frequently overlooked in Christmas nativities and sermons.
One factor may be its unfamiliarity.
Many Westerners feel familiar enough with the events of Bethlehem (2.1–20).
but it’s frequently overlooked in Christmas nativities and sermons.
One factor may be its unfamiliarity.
Many Westerners feel familiar enough with the events of Bethlehem (2.1–20).
Fields, shepherds, sheep, an inn: it sounds almost like Yorkshire.
But with the advent of 2.21, we’re plunged into much less familiar territory:
a temple, priests, Levitical regulations, purification rituals.
(Not, to my knowledge, the things of Yorkshire.)
But with the advent of 2.21, we’re plunged into much less familiar territory:
a temple, priests, Levitical regulations, purification rituals.
(Not, to my knowledge, the things of Yorkshire.)
