Theology: Recent Episodes
Lindsay Kelleher
I sat by the Mary garden and fountain just outside the Backer Memorial and recorded a reading of the Last Testament: A Letter from the Monks of the Tibhirine written by Fr. Christian de Cherge in August 1996.
Mrs. Kelleher unpacks two challenge-response dialogues with Jewish leaders at the beginning of his final week of ministry.
Mrs. Kelleher reflects on Luke 19 stories like
- Jesus's triumphant entry into Jerusalem days before his suffering and death
- Jesus's lament over Jerusalem
- the Cleansing of the Temple
Mrs. Kelleher reads Luke 4: 15-44 aloud. Follow along in your Bibles or just listen and imagine.
Mrs. Kelleher shares analysis of Luke 3 and the beginning of Luke 4.
- Baptism of Jesus
- Genealogy
- Temptation in the Wilderness
For Wednesday, April 8th, Mrs. Kelleher requests you seriously consider the words of baptism, "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased."
Mrs. Kelleher adds a few thoughts about the unexpected and theologically significant details of the Nativity (Christmas) narrative in Luke 2.
Mrs. Kelleher offers some theological insights connected to the Luke 1 character chart on Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Baptist, the Angel Gabriel, and Mary.
Mrs. Kelleher expands upon the blue slides entitled, "Late Second Temple Judaism" and the five features of Jewish identity we must keep in mind before beginning our gospel study.