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December 21, 2018
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 5
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
The fourth carol that Mark looks at is one of the lesser-known carols: “Good King Wenceslas”. What is this song?!?! It’s an old Latin medieval song about a king or duke on Boxing Day, December 26 from the 1200’s. The song is titled: “Tempus adest floridum”.
Listen as Mark tells a hilarious story from the “Oxford Book of Carols” about : “Good King Wenceslas”.
The final carol is the most famous carol of all time: “Joy to the World”, from Psalm 98. Isaac Watts, the author this carol, did not intend the song to be sung at Christmastime! It’s actually about the second coming of Jesus! You learn something new every day, especially on the What’s UP Radio Program from Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy lessons!
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
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December 20, 2018
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 4
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
“We Three Kings”… Where there really three kings? What did they really bring to Jesus? Was he still a baby at the time of their visit, or was he a few years older?
This segment is full of other interesting facts about this famous Christmas carol about Isaac, Alexandria Egypt, and why the author wrote it.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
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December 19, 2018
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 3
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” was originally written in Latin in the 1100’s! We use the tune from the 1400’s and the version translated into English in the 1860’s! WOW!
There is some other very interesting information Mark shares about this hymn… Listen closely!
The third Christmas carol Mark discusses is “We Three Kings”. The author of this carol intended the first and fifth verses to be sung by a choir, while the middle three verses should be sung by three different men. (Mark discusses this in tomorrow’s segment, so tune!!!) Mark uses Isaiah 60 and Genesis 26 to explain this carol.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
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December 18, 2018
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 2
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Fun Fact: The King James Bible does not include the word “fun”!
The first carol Mark reviews is “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, written in 1868 by Philip Brooks, an Episcopal Pastor from Philadelphia. Listen as Mark tells the story of how Brooks wrote the song and more interesting facts!
Mark uses Scripture from Micah, Ruth, and Luke and discusses the reason why Ephrathah was added to Bethlehem in these Scriptures.
The next Christmas Carol examines is “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”, using Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 2:1. Tune in tomorrow for more on this wonderful carol.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
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December 17, 2018
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 1
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Martin Luther on the Old Testament: “Simple and lowly are these swaddling cloths, but dear is the treasure, Christ, who lies in them.”
What are the three different approaches to reading the Bible? Mark’s approach: Christmas Carols! Why?
What is a Christmas Carol?
What does “fun” mean in Middle English? HINT: It means foolish!
When did it change to a different meaning?
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
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December 29, 2017
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 5
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
The fourth carol that Mark looks at is one of the lesser-known carols: “Good King Wenceslas”. What is this song?!?! It’s an old Latin medieval song about a king or duke on Boxing Day, December 26 from the 1200’s. The song is titled: “Tempus adest floridum”.
Listen as Mark tells a hilarious story from the “Oxford Book of Carols” about : “Good King Wenceslas”.
The final carol is the most famous carol of all time: “Joy to the World”, from Psalm 98. Isaac Watts, the author this carol, did not intend the song to be sung at Christmastime! It’s actually about the second coming of Jesus! You learn something new every day, especially on the What’s UP Radio Program from Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy lessons!
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
December 28, 2017
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 4
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
“We Three Kings”… Where there really three kings? What did they really bring to Jesus? Was he still a baby at the time of their visit, or was he a few years older?
This segment is full of other interesting facts about this famous Christmas carol about Isaac, Alexandria Egypt, and why the author wrote it.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
December 27, 2017
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 3
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” was originally written in Latin in the 1100’s! We use the tune from the 1400’s and the version translated into English in the 1860’s! WOW!
There is some other very interesting information Mark shares about this hymn… Listen closely!
The third Christmas carol Mark discusses is “We Three Kings”. The author of this carol intended the first and fifth verses to be sung by a choir, while the middle three verses should be sung by three different men. (Mark discusses this in tomorrow’s segment, so tune!!!) Mark uses Isaiah 60 and Genesis 26 to explain this carol.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
December 26, 2017
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 2
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Fun Fact: The King James Bible does not include the word “fun”!
The first carol Mark reviews is “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, written in 1868 by Philip Brooks, an Episcopal Pastor from Philadelphia. Listen as Mark tells the story of how Brooks wrote the song and more interesting facts!
Mark uses Scripture from Micah, Ruth, and Luke and discusses the reason why Ephrathah was added to Bethlehem in these Scriptures.
The next Christmas Carol examines is “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”, using Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 2:1. Tune in tomorrow for more on this wonderful carol.
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
December 25, 2017
Title: Old Testament Road to Jesus
Topic: Christmas Carols
Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)
Day 1
Merry Christmas!! Listen each day this week as Mark Lanier offers the history behind some of the most beloved Christmas carols.
Note: The talented singers that help Mark out with the carols are Clark Robison, Bill Drout, and Pastor Brent Johnson.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Martin Luther on the Old Testament: “Simple and lowly are these swaddling cloths, but dear is the treasure, Christ, who lies in them.”
What are the three different approaches to reading the Bible? Mark’s approach: Christmas Carols! Why?
What is a Christmas Carol?
What does “fun” mean in Middle English? HINT: It means foolish!
When did it change to a different meaning?
For more information about Mark’s Class, click [here].
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization