Jesus' baptism is not about repentance. It is about his identity being publicly, ritually re-rooted into God. And this re-rooting of OUR identities continues to be the primary work of the church today.
Year C
Epiphany 1
Baptism of the Lord
Sunday between January 7 and January 13 inclusive
Click here for the revised and updated Holy Textures Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
* Link to Amazon.com Bibliography for Bruce J. Malina and Richard Rohrbaugh, Social Science Commentary on ... The Synoptic Gospels; The Gospel of John; The Book of Acts; The Letters of Paul; The Book of Revelation; and others.
+ Link to Amazon.com Bibliography for Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, Jewish Annotated New Testament, The Bible With and Without Jesus, Short Stories by Jesus, Entering the Passion of Jesus, and others.
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