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<DIV><FONT color=black size=2 face=arial><FONT color=black size=2
face=arial><FONT size=4>Forwarded: Luke 2:41-52<FONT face=Arial> - Part 1 of
3</FONT><BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
size=4 face="Times New Roman">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: </FONT><A
href="mailto:bstoffregen@roadrunner.com"><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman">bstoffregen@roadrunner.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman">To: </FONT><A
href="mailto:brian.stoffregen@gmail.com"><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman">brian.stoffregen@gmail.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=4
face="Times New Roman">Sent: Wed, Dec 16, 2009 11:46 pm<BR>Subject: Luke
2:41-52<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT><FONT size=4><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Here are notes <>for the 1st Sunday
</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">after Christmas:</FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT><FONT size=4 face="Times New Roman">Luke 2:41-52.
Brian</FONT>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>1 Christmas C: Exegetical Notes on Luke
2:41-52</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>This is the only canonical story of young
Jesus. This story is also found in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas (19), which is
full of stories about young Jesus. It is dated about 125 C.E. Another story
is</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Once again he [Jesus] was going through the
village, and a child who was running banged into his shoulder. Jesus was angered
and said to him, "You shall go no further on your way." And immediately the
child fell down dead. (4:1)</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>This story might give an indication why the
Infancy Gospel of Thomas wasn't included in the Bible -- it doesn't present a
picture of Jesus that is consistent with the Jesus that the believers knew and
believed in.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>THE PIETY OF MARY AND
JOSEPH</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Our text not only tells us about the young
Jesus, but also a lot about his parents -- they were very devout in keeping the
Jewish Law.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>* Eight days after Jesus' birth, he is
circumcised (2:21).</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>* Five times in the account of the
purification of Mary & presentation of Jesus in the temple, we are told that
his parents act according to the "law" (2:22, 23, 24, 27,
39).</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>* Our text begins by telling us that "every
year" his parents go to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. NOTE:
according to Culpepper (<I>Luke</I>, New Interpreter's Bible): "Moving at a pace
of 15 miles a day, their journey to Jerusalem would have taken four or five
days" [p. 76].</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">* When Jesus is 12, they go up "as usual"
[</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἔ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">θος - <I>ethos</I> in Greek -- more on this word later]
for the festival.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Luke stresses the fact in this chapter that
Mary and Joseph were very devout Jews. We might wonder how much of Jesus'
knowledge and self-identity came from the way he was raised in this pious
household.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>MAKING IT A
"HABIT"</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I have made the word </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἔ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">θος<I> </I>(<I>ethos</I>) the topic of sermons on this
text. The English word "ethics" comes from this word. It refers to "a pattern of
behavior that is more or less fixed by tradition and generally sanctioned by the
society" [Lowe & Nida]. The word is frequently translated "custom" or
"habit."</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Of the 12 times this word is used in the NT, 10 of those
are in Luke/Acts. The only occurrence of the verbal form (</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἐ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">θίζω - <I>ethizō</I>) is in Luke 2:27, where it indicates
that Mary and Joseph do for Jesus <B>what is customary</B> under the law. Even
though there is nothing else written about young Jesus in scriptures, we know
that he grew up with parents who made it a habit of obeying the Law. I'm certain
that young Jesus was encouraged to obey it when it applied to him. Young Jesus
was learning some good religious <B>habits</B> from his
parents.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>The noun is used of Jesus in Luke 22:39
where we are told that it was his <B>custom</B> (or <B>habit</B>) to go to the
Mount of Olives. He goes there to pray.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>What "customs" or "habits" are being handed
down by parents today? Some have made it a habit of attending church every week.
Some have made it a habit of attending church on Christmas and Easter. Some
encourage their children give an offering every week. Others give almost nothing
themselves.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">It is interesting to me that the Greek word
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἔ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">θος<I> </I>(<I>ethos</I>)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>is never used in scripture to refer to
what we would usually consider ethical or moral behaviors -- like "don't tell
lies, don't steal, help other people, don't be immoral, don't hurt or kill other
people, be generous." When </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἔ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">θος<I> </I>(<I>ethos</I>)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>is used in the New Testament, it almost
always refers to religious behaviors -- mostly about attending
church!</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>And let us consider how to provoke one
another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the
<B>habit</B> of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see
the Day approaching (Heb 10:25).</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Another word with the same meaning [ε</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἴ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">ωθα - <I>eiōtha</I>] is used of Jesus when he goes to the
synagogue on the sabbath <B>as was his custom</B> (Lu 4:16); and of Paul (Ac
17:2). Do we need to promote regular church as an "ethic" that believers should
practice? When we make lists of ethical behavior, is church attendance or taking
time to pray on the lists?</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">However, most of the seven times </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἔ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">θος<I> </I>(<I>ethos</I>)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>is used in Acts, Jesus and his followers
-- especially Paul -- are accused of destroying the </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">ἔ</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">θος<I> </I>(<I>ethos</I>)<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>that Moses had handed down (Ac 6:14;
15:1; 16:21; 21:21; 28:17). As we see in Luke, Jesus came from a family that
followed the "customs" of Moses. Jesus did not seek to destroy, but he did seek
to give them the proper meaning. "Habits" can become mindless actions -- doing
something without knowing the meaning(s) behind such
actions.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>We do some of the same thing with Christmas.
We don't want to destroy Christmas, but we try and promote the real meaning of
the holiday. It is a time to celebrate the birth of God's son, not primarily a
time to worry about presents to buy or receive, or the tree and decorations to
put up. These other actions may help support the real meaning of the festival,
but they may also get in the way of the true meaning.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>If Jesus made it a habit to attend church
(synagogue) and to go off on a mountain to pray, how much more do we need to
make it a habit if we are to keep a constant walk with
God?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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