<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Comfort, Comfort Now My People</h4>Lectionary Date: December 6, 2020 [2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B]This famous passage isn't about Pollyannaism—it's comfort from the middle of real trauma (something many of us can relate to this Advent).

Comfort, Comfort Now My PeopleLectionary Date: December 6, 2020 [2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B] This famous passage isn't about Pollyannaism—it's comfort from the middle of real trauma (something many of us can relate to this Advent).

Comfort, Comfort Now My PeopleLectionary Date: December 6, 2020 [2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B]This famous passage isn't about Pollyannaism—it's comfort from the middle of real trauma (something many of us can relate to this Advent).

Isaiah 40:1–11

First Reading offers exegetical resources for the Old Testament Lectionary reading each week. Dr. Rachel Wrenn is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Capital University), Rosy Kandathil is a PhD candidate in Hebrew Bible at Emory University, Dr. Tim McNinch is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Christian Theological Seminary, and Paul Essah is a PhD student in Hebrew Bible at Yale University. In addition to short weekly episodes, they periodically invite a leading Hebrew Bible scholar for a longer conversation about the nitty-gritty of the week's text.

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