Wedding Feast At Cana Commentary. Last week we saw the divinity of christ manifested… Two weeks ago we celebrated the epiphany of the lord, in which jesus’ divinity was made manifest to the world through the adoration of the magi.
But there is more to the story than at first meets the eye. The wedding feast at cana story is part of cycle c of the liturgy in the christian church. This reflection proposes to offer some insights that may deepen your understanding and stimulate your discoveries in this rich passage.
Every Three Years, The Cana Story Is Read, And Is The Likely Topic Of The Homily For That Sunday Church Service.
And it is probable that the persons for whose marriage the feast was solemnized were. Today’s gospel story of the wedding feast at cana follows well upon the gospel stories of the past two sundays. The account of the wedding feast may seem insignificant at first glance, but upon careful reading one discovers an
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When the wine ran short, the mother of jesus said to him, The wedding feast of cana gospel is rich in meaning, as it reveals both the relationship of mary and jesus, as well as jesus’ response to his mother. Today’s excerpt is from the gospel of john, the newest installment in the zondervan exegetical commentary on the new testament.
At This Famous Wedding In Which Christ Will Perform His First Miracle, We Are In Galilee.
The cana marriage is the only occasion in sacred scripture where mary, the mother of jesus, is mentioned before him. Jesus’ miracle at the wedding feast at cana is an epiphany of the glory of christ. Quodcumque today the gospel recounts the second luminous mystery, the wedding at cana.
Within The Gospel Of John The Story Functions In A Theological And Even Allegorical Manner—It Is The “First” Of Seven Signs, The “Water Into Wine” Story, But That Is Not To Say It Lacks Any Historical Foundation.
The sign above the wedding church door at kafar kanna (cana) it reads: In the time and culture of jesus, a wedding was a significant event that could last for several days. The feast after the marriage was at the home of the bridegroom, and was sometimes prolonged for several days ( genesis 29:27;
We Recall That In Yesterday's Reading , We Were Told Jesus Went To Galilee, Where He Found Two More Apostles To Add To Those Chosen The First Day.
Introduction in this exegetical paper i will be taking a look at the wedding feast that occurred in cana as documented by john’s gospel in the second chapter, verses 1 to 11. It is close enough to nazareth and the area around the jordan that jesus, his mother and jesus’ disciples were all guests at the wedding. I think that is the case with our text for today, jesus turning water into wine at the wedding at cana, from john chapter 2.
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