Luke 3:1-9; Luke’s narrative returns to John the Baptist as an adult of around 30 years old. He anchors the precise time with Roman and Israelite rulers of the day, then joins John in the wilderness along the Jordan River. John’s bold preaching draws crowds from all over Judea, as he challenges the Jewish people […]

Luke 2:41-52; Continuing on through Luke’s gospel account, the next passages relates the only recorded incident in the life of Jesus between birth and adulthood. Traveling with his parents to Jerusalem at the age of twelve to celebrate Passorver, young Jesus chooses to remain in Israel’s capitol city. His parents didn’t realize this until a […]