In the final episode of this Advent series, Tony Watkins talks to Christopher Ash, Writer in Residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge, about Simeon and Anna meeting the baby Jesus and the impact of their words on Mary. This four-part series for Advent is exploring Luke chapters 1 and 2, which are the focus of Christopher’s book of Advent devotions, Repeat the Sounding Joy (The Good Book Company, 2019).

Repeat the Sounding Joy, by Christopher Ash is available from The Good Book Company and other booksellers.

Timings:

00:00 Introduction

01:07 Reading of the passage Luke 2:21-38

3:35 The significance of Jesus’ name

5:18 How does Mary ever manage to get her head around Jesus’ mission?

5:50 The rewarding of long term waiting: Simeon (and Anna)

9:40 Jesus as the consolation of Israel

10:40 Simeon’s prayer, the Psalms and their use in Christian liturgy

13:17 The shadow of the cross

15:30 The rewarding of long term waiting: Anna

16:44 Simeon and Anna as the fixed points in the temple

17:40 A model of long term waiting: Anna

19:15 The significance of Anna’s genealogy

20:25 What can we learn from Simeon and Anna?

24:36 Concluding remarks

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Edited by Tyndale House

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