Post by Gabby Bains

15 hours agoWeek 1 Discussion

 The particular insights that have been helpful in understanding the opening themes of Luke in terms of their place within the story of the Bible were learning about the stories of beginning of Mary, John the Baptist, and of Jesus. The stories discussed are important in showing us the background of the people they are written about. Stories about upbringing and tribulations, the good, the bad and the ugly. With these stories, we are provided clues into the shaping and priming of the highlighted people. They also serve as lessons for our, the reader or listener or observer, understanding to live more abundantly and accordingly to His will.

 There were not many points of confusion for me. One question though, may be the understanding of the times and how that impacted the way the highlighted people moved around in life. How that affected their decisions, especially when comparing it to modern life.

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Post by Jillian Dineros

1 day agoWeek 1 | Discussion – The Story Continues

I am finding it easier knowing that the place of Luke’s gospel in the Bible is the collection of stories before Jesus’s time. I thought it was helpful to know about Joseph and Mary’s story before the birth of Jesus. It also speaks of his time on Earth amongst his people as a healer. It was also helpful to know that the New Testament takes place 400 years after the last book of the Old Testament. 

I have only followed the Bible when the gospel and readings were read when I would go to catholic mass. I did not know that there were certain themes and perspectives in the different gospel books. When the gospels were read during mass, I would wonder why a section from the book of Luke would sound different than a section in the book of Matthew. I was confused and thought that all of Jesus’s disciples thought and saw him in the same way.