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b"In this week\\u2019s episode, we dive into the unexpected Biblical foundation for queering theology. Reinterpreting scripture isn\\u2019t something that we came up with \\u2014 it\\u2019s not something new at all! It\\u2019s a process and a work that has been done ever since Biblical times.\\nEpisode TranscriptBrian: Welcome to the Queer Theology podcast!\\nFr. Shay: Where each episode, we take a queer look at the week\\u2019s lectionary readings. We\\u2019re the co-founders of QueerTheology.com and the hosts for this podcast. I\\u2019m Father Shay Kearns\\xa0\\nB: And I\\u2019m Brian G. Murphy.\\nFS: Hello, hello! Welcome back to the QueerTheology podcast. This week we are taking a look at the lectionary text for Sunday, January 12, 2020. We’re actually going to look at two of them today because, well, you’ll find out.\\xa0\\nBoth: [laughs]\\nFS: We’re gonna look at Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 3:13-17, so I’m gonna go ahead and read both of these for you. Neither of them are very long. So this is Isaiah 42:1-9, this is from the common English Bible.\\xa0\\nGod\\u2019s servant describedBut here is my servant, the one I uphold;\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0my chosen, who brings me delight.I\\u2019ve put my spirit upon him;\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0he will bring justice to the nations\\nHe won\\u2019t cry out or shout aloud\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0or make his voice heard in public.He won\\u2019t break a bruised reed;\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0he won\\u2019t extinguish a faint wick,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0but he will surely bring justice.\\nHe won\\u2019t be extinguished or broken\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0until he has established justice in the land.The coastlands await his teaching.\\nGod the Lord says\\u2014\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0the one who created the heavens,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0the one who stretched them out,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0the one who spread out the earth and its offspring,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0the one who gave breath to its people\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and life to those who walk on it\\u2014\\nI, the Lord, have called you for a good reason.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I will grasp your hand and guard you,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and give you as a covenant to the people,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0as a light to the nations,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0to open blind eyes, to lead the prisoners from prison,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and those who sit in darkness from the dungeon.\\nI am the Lord;\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0that is my name;\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I don\\u2019t hand out my glory to others\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0or my praise to idols.\\nThe things announced in the past\\u2014look\\u2014they\\u2019ve already happened,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0but I\\u2019m declaring new things.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Before they even appear,\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I tell you about them.\\nAnd this is Matthew 3:13-17\\nAt that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River so that John would baptize him. John tried to stop him and said, \\u201cI need to be baptized by you, yet you come to me?\\u201d\\nJesus answered, \\u201cAllow me to be baptized now. This is necessary to fulfill all righteousness.\\u201d\\nSo John agreed to baptize Jesus. When Jesus was baptized, he immediately came up out of the water. Heaven was opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting on him. A voice from heaven said, \\u201cThis is my Son whom I dearly love; I find happiness in him.\\u201d\\nAlright! So queer ’em up, Brian!\\nB: I am just living for these two verses working together or passages working together in tandem. If you didn’t notice, I’m gonna underline some things for you.\\xa0\\nIn Isaiah we hear, “But here is my servant, the one I uphold; my chosen, who brings me delight.” And then in Mathew we see, “…heaven opening up and the spirit of God coming down and a\\xa0 voice from heaven saying, ‘This is my Son whom I dearly love; I find happiness in him.'”\\xa0\\nClearly, there are parallels in languages between this voice from heaven in Matthew and this passage from Isaiah, it’s like a harkening back to it. And so, I’m remembering that growing up I heard that you could look at all of these different places in the Hebrew Bible, that “predicted” who of the Messiah would be, the coming Messiah. You could look at the gospels, which were supposed to be this factual, historical documentary style retelling of what happened and you could see all of the various ways in which Jesus “fulfilled” these “prophecies”. Which BTW, lots of the folks that Christi"