Elizabeth Followed Jesus Too

Thanks for listening to this episode on Elizabeth the Mother of John, as described in the gospel of Luke! Sorry I called it John once or twice in the episode!

Music in this Episode: Once In Royal David's City - Lyrics by Cecil Frances Alexander, Music by Henry John Gauntlett, Performed on Electric Keyboard by Jonathan Pine

Works Referenced: 

IG Reel about Mary and Consent: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDUpXRVuq26/

Did Mary Know? (Podcast Episode): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ipHbS6F3ONXtoipZBzjdX?si=770785d41a674638

Historical Context of The Nativity (Podcast Episode): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JB2UbMLt76nX2YhzMEKpP?si=a39a03c76aa84f02 

Video for kids about Elizabeth and Zechariah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m04zbDP9tT8

Bible Project Video Summarizing the Book of Luke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIb_dCIxzr0

Bible Project Video on Luke 1-2: https://bibleproject.com/videos/gospel-luke-1

The New Testament In Color "Gospel of Luke" - Diane G Chen

Women and the Gender of God - Amy Peeler, "Chapter 1: The Father Who Is Not Male" and "Chapter 3: Honor and Agency"

God Didn't Make Us to Hate Us - Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail, "Chapter 17: Mother of God, Dethroner of Dragons”

Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels - Richard Baukham "Chapter 3: Elizabeth and Mary in Luke 1"

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels "Holy Spirit" - Matthias Wenk, PhD.

An Article on Elizabeth: https://www.whwomenclergy.org/women-in-scripture-series-elizabeth

IG Reel about Mary and Elizabeth Waiting: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGA48QWJfe7/

IG Reel on Mary: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFgs_artx0Q/

Music Recommendations:

The Magnificat:

An Orthodox Byzantine Chant in Greek: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RROGhfLskbs&list=RDRROGhfLskbs&start_radio=1

J. S. Bach's setting of a Latin translation: https://www.yourclassical.org/episode/2017/05/18/daily-download-js-bach--magnificant-bwv-243-magnificat

Arvo Part's Setting of a Latin translation: https://open.spotify.com/track/7wM8qOvfxqkLVusNfpO2Dc?si=038862f25f4e465f

Kristen Getty Singing an English Translation:

https://open.spotify.com/track/6UutRZVeIPVwOfZvJUcUlt?si=d884a5ecc09347d2

Rachmaninoff's setting of a Russian translation:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1cQmOmlApNmtqsmQaAJovt?si=049f51afe3a044c5

More info on the Magnificat: https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the-magnificat/#:~:text=The%20poetic%20structure%20of%20the,on%20what%20God%20is%20doing

A few settings of Zechariah's Song (Benedictus) in English:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fToVFu2WGek&list=RDfToVFu2WGek&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U85vZEH7lrM&list=RDU85vZEH7lrM&start_radio=1

https://open.spotify.com/track/2tyeU2850mh8gGqKImgRze?si=2339156be8024605

https://open.spotify.com/track/2yHl5AgAEqKy9bTNVVcOGv?si=09ab51a282674924

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro and Content Warning
• 1:51 Intro to The Gospel According to Luke (includes discussion of infertility)
• 7:48 Luke 1:5-24 John's Birth Foretold (includes discussion of infertility)
• 13:52 Luke 1:26-38 The Annunciation (includes discussion of sex and consent)
• 20:15 Luke 1:39-45 Mary Visits Elizabeth
• 26:40 Luke 1:46-56 The Magnificat/Mary's Song
• 29:31 Luke 1:57-66 The Birth of John
• 32:15 Luke 1:67-80 Zechariah's Song/Benedictus
• 36:03 Women Who Follow Jesus Sometimes...
• 37:51 Speculating about what Elizabeth and Mary would order at a Coffee Shop
• 40:17 Outro