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Don't lose your head over this episode! This week, the Gospel moves away from Jesus and his disciples for a flashback about the beheading of John the Baptist and the evil plot that caused it. Peter Walsh and Elizabeth Garnsey explore how the story of John & Herod foreshadows Jesus & Pilate, and how this stands as a cautionary tale of power and corruption.
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[@user-wh2re1bg6w]

Great study, God bless you!

[@stmarksnewcanaan]

Thank you so much, Nidia!

[@donaldtharp]

Awesome job you Two! Thanks so much.

[@stmarksnewcanaan]

You're welcome, Donald. Thank you for watching!

[@DDahling]

@ 17:37 - From Matthew 27:52-53 might one of those who were raised be in fact John himself? The pattern seems to fit. Just curious. Again a very thought provoking discussion.
[52] The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, [53] and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

[@oscarmudd6579]

Just lie. It suits you.

[@RobertMaguire67]

I may have fast forwarded but had not heard much in the conversation about the trap of making oaths and of Herods fear of embarrassment before his guests and the risk he saw in not keeping his oath versus not doing what he knew was right and offending God in killing a righteous man he spent a year not killing but keeping him in his jail. The political implications of standing up for God you did touch on unless that was the point of your "being delivered up" analysis. Not too sure if death for John as a prisoner executed and killed at the hand essentially of a woman/Queen/teen dancer would have been seen as anything but an insult to Jewish males and this was Herodias punishing John not just in death but in such a shameful manner to end his prophet ministry and his speaking out against the aspirations of a Queen and her current husband.... I did appreciate the intercalation account that I had overlooked in early formation of a homily as a laity for this Sunday. A theme of rejection of Jesus in Nazareth, his apostles in their preaching to the cities after the commission is paralleled with the rejection of John and later his cousin Jesus being rejected and sent to the cross by the authorities of the world and broadly society.Thanks for posting this....Rob an ESC theological student seeking my MTS.

[@stmarksnewcanaan]

Those are great points, Rob. There are certainly some insights from the text that don’t always get covered in the pod. Herod definitely had to choose between going back on his oath in front of his guests and killing a righteous man. He put his reputation and power above the life of another. Lots to preach on there. Hope this episode helped in your sermon prep! We look forward to hearing from you in the future.