“Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly” who had just returned home after a long captivity. He stood “on a wooden platform” “higher up than any of the people.” The people “bowed down and prostrated themselves …(and) Ezra read plainly from the Book of the Law of God.” Centuries later Jesus stands before … Continue reading “Free and Fulfilled”
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Together
Pentecost highlights Jesus’ impact on people’s sense of public place. Hierarchs – Roman officials and soldiers, high priests and Pharisees – forcibly controlled the place commoners were allowed to occupy in public life, if any. Hierarchs thus limited people’s ability to effect change. At Pentecost different people came together as one in public space. People … Continue reading “Together”
Who Am I?
Identity is behind a question Jesus poses to disciples in this Sunday’s Gospel, “Who do you say that I am?” Is Jesus divine or human? Divinity can suggests a celestial being worthy of worship with priests conducting that worship. Jesus was human and very much of this earth. Yet Jesus evoked divinity for Peter, who … Continue reading “Who Am I?”