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The Sunday lectionary NT epistle for Lent 3 is 1 Cor 10.1–13. The gospel lectionary reading is Luke 13.1–9..

Paul engages in his characteristic Christological reading, drawing parallels between the experience of Israel on their Exodus journey through the wilderness and the experience of the new Israel in Jesus as they share bread and wine. The idea that 'the Rock was Christ' parallels other Jewish readings of this episode, where the rock that sprung water symbolised God's wisdom and his word, thus creating parallels with the language of the Fourth Gospel of Jesus as wisdom, word, and food from God.

Come and join Ian and James as they explore the issues here! 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.

The video on the gospel reading for Luke 13.1–9 of why bad things happen to good people can be found here: https://youtu.be/NaTb9leHdhQ

You can read the written commentary about it here: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/why-do-bad-things-happen-to-good-people-in-luke-13/