Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Second Sunday in Lent, Year B
February 25, 2024
Thinking the Texts by John Fairless
Genesis 17 is an appearance by El Shaddai, perhaps indicating a separate strain of the covenant story from the earlier versions in Genesis 12 and 15. The big details — or, perhaps it is more accurate to say the small details — are basically the same. God speaks to Abram to let him know what he (God) is up to. The intim…