First Sunday in Lent

AIM Commentary

Ancient Lens

What can we learn from the historical context?

After the Baptism

Jesus, still wet from his baptism in the Jordan.

Jesus, with the affirmation of the Father still ringing in his ears,

You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased. (Lk 3:22, NRSV)

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, is led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days before beginning his public ministry.

Near Jericho

The traditional Mount of Temptation is surprisingly close to Jericho. 

For thousands and thousands of years people have wanted control of Jericho. It’s an oasis boarded by…