The Sundays before Lent

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The Sundays before Lent

Exploring the text

One of the themes which the passages we explore during Christmas and Epiphany bring to the fore is the question ‘Who is this Jesus?’ Who is the Jesus that the shepherds are summoned to visit? Who is the Jesus who can converse with his elders in the temple? Who is the Jesus recognized by Simeon and Anna in the temple? And who is this Jesus who one minute woos and the next minute infuriates the people at the synagogue?...