Year B, First Sunday After Christmas

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we consider the readings for the first Sunday after Christmas, Year B:Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 147 or 147:13-21; Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7; John 1:1-18.We discuss the imagery of God's deliverance being like a torch in the darkness or the breaking of dawn and the prologue to the Gospel of John. Notes:--The Bible Project--Bible Project video on the prologue to John's Gospel--Marissa writing about Mary's arc on Substack in "The Stories Mary Could Tell.""Any Greek reader would recognize the use of Logos (“In thebeginning was the Logos”) as their concept of a transcendent entity and would understand that John was proclaiming Jesus to be the embodiment of Logos.Similarly, any Jewish reader would recognize John’s opening words in John 1:1 as a reference back to Genesis 1:1 (“In the beginning”) and would understand that John was proclaiming Jesus to be God and creator.In a few brief opening words, therefore, John captures the attention and instructs the minds of both Jews and Greeks. " Article by: Mwindula Mbewe of Logos10:05 Collect10:35  Isaiah 61:10-62:318:34 Psalm 147 or 147:13-2126:13 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-744:58 John 1:1-18 Our outro music is an original song by our friend Dcn. Jeremiah Webster, a poet and professor whose giftedness is rivaled by his humbleness. You can find his published works, including After So Many Fires, with a quick Google.