In the mid-1980s, the late New Testament professor Raymond Brown was asked to write a series of essays on the four passion narratives.[1] He followed this with essays on Matthew and Luke’s birth narratives, which he called, An Adult Christ for Christmas.[2] The next small volume contained essays on Matthew and Luke’s narratives that prepare us to hear of the birth of Jesus, A Coming Christ in Advent.[3] Today’s gospel lesson is the story of the birth of John the Baptist from Luke.
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