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Gospel of John: King of the Judeans

Gospel of John: King of the Judeans John and James had asked for the place of honor, on Jesus' right and left, when he came into his glory. Now, as John stood at the foot of the cross, he understood why they had been denied.

According to Jo-Ann A. Brant, Jesus’s crucifixion and burial are described in seven movements, in John’s gospel. Crucifixion, John 19:16-18Contention concerning the inscription above Jesus’s cross, John 19:19-22Casting lots over Jesus’s clothing, John 19:23-25Committing of John and Mary the mother of Jesus to each other, John 19:25-27Christ’s spirit commended into God’s hands, John 19:28-30Cut…

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Minor Prophets: Habakkuk's Meditation

Minor Prophets: Habakkuk’s Meditation

Habakkuk evokes the deer which nimbly “tread upon the heights,” escaping, in the end, the trampling horses of Babylon. Habakkuk had asked God three questions in chapter 1, with increasing alarm. Why was God not bringing judgment on the flagrant wrongdoers in Judah? After God’s prophetic answer, Habakkuk asked an even more pressing question: Why was God going to bring judgment through the…

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