You Tube Theology

The Sunday lectionary reading for Trinity 14 in this Year B is Mark 7.1–8, 14–15, 21–23. We have chewed over the feeding of the 5,000 in John 6, and gathered up every last morsel of the ‘bread of life’ discourse over the last five (five!) weeks—and now our fast from Mark’s gospel is at an end!

This important passage needs to be read as a whole. Not only does it form an important transition between the two main phases of Jesus' ministry, in Galilee, and heading to Jerusalem, it also addresses a key question for Jesus, his followers, and the early church: what is our relation to Torah and the food laws?

Come and join Ian and James as they explore the text and the issues it raises. Revd James Blandford-Baker is vicar of Histon and Impington, two villages just north of Cambridge. Revd Dr Ian Paul is Associate Minister of St Nic's, Nottingham, and writes the widely-read blog www.psephizo.com. We hope you enjoy the new video format.

Full written commentary behind the discussion can be found on the blog each week.