Tag: John the Baptist
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John the Baptist – Obtuse or Rhetorical?
Sunday’s Gospel reading was Matthew 11:2-11. The beginning couple of verses When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” raised a question in my mind, namely “Why…
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The Last Prophet
The times are tense. A foreign power occupies the land; the local government seeks to balance the demands of the people with the demands of the occupiers, not doing particularly well in either effort. The religious authorities are split into factions that aren’t really getting along, while other religious groups stir up trouble for both…