Speculation
The Third Sunday of Lent Daily Reading : Luke 13:1 – 9 Focus Passage : Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus answered, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish." (Lk. 13:1 – 5) The story and parable have an odd and convoluted sense about them, especially for those of us disconnected by centuries from the events to which the narrative alludes. First, notice that Jesus addressed a general group of people, “some present at that time.” The audience was not disciples, scribes and Pharisees, or the Sadducees, but a more general, more amb...