GOSPEL, FIRST READING & PSALM TRANSCRIPT (Subscribe or Login for Full Transcript):
The 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B continues the Church's journey through the Gospel of Mark, bringing us to Chapter 2, the famous exchange between Jesus and the Pharisees about his disciples’ failure to fast, or their lack of practicing fasting I should say. So this is a really important text because in it Jesus uses the imagery of the bridegroom, a parable about the bridegroom to refer to himself and his disciples. So let's see what happens...
SECOND READING TRANSCRIPT (SubscribeorLoginfor Full Transcript):
The 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B continues the Church's journey through Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians, with a very important passage from Chapter 3 on Paul's self understanding, as what he calls a minister of the New Covenant. So let's take a look at the reading for today and ask ourselves, what exactly is new about the New Covenant, and what does this mean for who Paul is and who we are in Christ? 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 says this...
GOSPEL, FIRST READING & PSALM TRANSCRIPT (Subscribe or Login for Full Transcript):
The 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B continues the Church's journey through the Gospel of Mark, bringing us to Chapter 2, the famous exchange between Jesus and the Pharisees about his disciples’ failure to fast, or their lack of practicing fasting I should say. So this is a really important text because in it Jesus uses the imagery of the bridegroom, a parable about the bridegroom to refer to himself and his disciples. So let's see what happens...
SECOND READING TRANSCRIPT (SubscribeorLoginfor Full Transcript):
The 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time for Year B continues the Church's journey through Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians, with a very important passage from Chapter 3 on Paul's self understanding, as what he calls a minister of the New Covenant. So let's take a look at the reading for today and ask ourselves, what exactly is new about the New Covenant, and what does this mean for who Paul is and who we are in Christ? 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 says this...
Brant Pitre is in a league of his own when it comes to his ability to interpret, teach, and apply the Scriptures in such a manageable amount of time. These videos are an incredible resource to me, and I frequently reference them when preparing to teach different lessons on the Bible. The engagement with church history and Biblical scholarship is remarkably impressive, and Pitre condenses that information so well. I highly recommend this!
Aside from it's excellent scholarship, Brant Pitre's work is also easy to read. This book is one of my go-to recommendations for my high school and college students who are wanting to understand more about Christianity from an apologetics perspective. Every Christian would benefit from giving this a read!
Dr. Pitre clearly explained the meaning of the text concerning the presence of Christ during and after the journey. I also like the Biblical understanding of who the two people were. One was Cleopas and the other was not necessarily a man. Dr. Pitre explains, it could have been his wife.
Brant Pitre is in a league of his own when it comes to his ability to interpret, teach, and apply the Scriptures in such a manageable amount of time. These videos are an incredible resource to me, and I frequently reference them when preparing to teach different lessons on the Bible. The engagement with church history and Biblical scholarship is remarkably impressive, and Pitre condenses that information so well. I highly recommend this!
Aside from it's excellent scholarship, Brant Pitre's work is also easy to read. This book is one of my go-to recommendations for my high school and college students who are wanting to understand more about Christianity from an apologetics perspective. Every Christian would benefit from giving this a read!
Dr. Pitre clearly explained the meaning of the text concerning the presence of Christ during and after the journey. I also like the Biblical understanding of who the two people were. One was Cleopas and the other was not necessarily a man. Dr. Pitre explains, it could have been his wife.
