This is what happens when we read the Bible from beginning to end during one calendar year: We read about Jesus' death and resurrection, not during Holy Week and Easter, but at the end of the Christian Year, Kingdomtide in some Christian circles and the Season after Pentecost in others. So there is a disconnect for some Christian folk who follow the Christian Year and its seasons.
Upon reflection I believe the above-mentioned disconnect is a good thing. Why? The disconnect may put us in touch with the disconnect that unchurched folks may experience with any reading of scripture. I imagine that for folks who have no background or training in Christianity, its seasons, and its traditions, reading from any part of the Bible may seem disconnected from the rest of their experiences. I need to know that.
Christians need to be sensitive, not condescending, to that disconnect and to the souls who experience it. And perhaps one way of showing sensitivity would be to admit to the feeling of disconnectedness when reading the Bible from time to time.
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