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March 22, 2003

Volume 120, Issue #6

Lectionary

Jesus the priest: Hebrews 5:5-10

The Epistle to the Hebrews joins the Revelation to John as the literature most intimidating to readers of the New Testament. With the Revelation the reader must endure its terrible splendor; with Hebrews the reader must listen intently to the tightly woven arguments in what the writer calls a sermon.

From God, to God (Ephesians 2:1-10)

The writer of Ephesians interprets what is happening to a person entering the Christian life.

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