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The social-spiritual side of baptism
Prayer
Contemporary Lectionary Prayers
Based Upon Cycle C Lectionary Gospels
Gospel Theme:
The social-spiritual side of baptism
Gospel Note:
In contrast to the baptismal accounts of Mark and Matthew (there is none in John!), Luke's phrasings seem calculated to downplay not only the role of the Baptist, but also the particularity and importance of the ritual itself! Luke describes Jesus' baptism as a communal event (''when all the people were baptized'') that finds its real climax in the descent of the Spirit, which Luke emphasizes and reinforces with his distinctive phrase ''in bodily form.''
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The social-spiritual side of baptism
Gospel Note:
In contrast to the baptismal accounts of Mark and Matthew (there is none in John!), Luke's phrasings seem calculated to downplay not only the role of the Baptist, but also the particularity and importance of the ritual itself! Luke describes Jesus' baptism as a communal event (''when all the people were baptized'') that finds its real climax in the descent of the Spirit, which Luke emphasizes and reinforces with his distinctive phrase ''in bodily form.''
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