Ok, I never really get why the writers of the Bible like to make exceedingly long lists of names that the normal person reading the bible gets bogged down with. I for one can never get passed these lists and usually just skip over them. I get that it is the geneology of people that is important, but the everyday reader really has trouble following these.
I agree with Jordan that I never really looked at John as a fire and brimstone preacher but in this reading that is how he seems to be portrayed. When I think of the story of John and Jesus I picture a beautiful river where Jesus comes to be baptized by John. In this reading it is barely spoke of, isn't this the beginning of Jesus' ministry? It seems that Luke really skipped over an important event in his life. It was barely mentioned that he was even baptized, by John even!
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