John Chapter 19

This chapter picks up with a continuation of the discussions between Jesus and Pilate. By this point Pilate's hand is being forced by the Jewish religious authorities - they are very keen to threaten Pilate with dissent and that resisting them might lead to problems with Rome. Pilate continues to try to wash his hand…

John Chapter 12

It has been a bumpy few days! (Nothing especially bad, by the way.) I am hoping that things will settled down again for a little bit. There are two things in this chapter that I have either completely forgotten or had never noticed before. Neither are super important but both are, in their ways, remarkable.…

Luke Chapter 2

Despite this being a relatively long chapter with plenty going on, I confess that I haven't that much to say. We have Mary and Joseph travelling to Bethlehem for the census. Mary goes into labour and births Jesus in a manger. The shepherds are visited by angels who announce Jesus' birth, so they go to…

Luke Chapter 1: Part 2

This was a long chapter, with lots to say about it. Knowing the story of Jesus, I know how this is all going to go down. It was just a day or two ago I was writing about Judas getting the wrong end of the stick and betraying Jesus. It is interesting how multi-dimensional the…

Luke Chapter 1: Part 1

This is a very long chapter, so I'll break it into two. Straightaway we see that this again is a different sort of Gospel. It's been a long time since I last read the Gospels and even longer since I studied them in any fashion, but it is interesting to me how their distinct characters,…