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Ordinary Time · Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C

Luke 20:27-38 or Luke 20:27, 34-38

The God of the Living, Not the Dead

November 12, 2028

The Resurrection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli
The Resurrection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli, 1499–1502San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto
In the San Brizio chapel at Orvieto. The dead climb out of a flat bare ground, some still skeletons, some already fully fleshed, with two angels sounding trumpets overhead.He is God not of the dead but of the living, for to him all of them are alive.Luca SignorelliAn Umbrian painter obsessed with the nude figure in violent motion, whose Orvieto frescoes Michelangelo studied closely.San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral, OrvietoA chapel in the cathedral of Orvieto, frescoed by Fra Angelico and then, fifty years later, finished by Signorelli.San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 20:27-38Lk 20:27-38 orLuke 20:27, 34-38Lk 20:27, 34-38
Second Reading2 Thess. 2:16–3:52 Thes 2:16–3:5
First Reading2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-142 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14
Responsorial PsalmPs. 17:1, 5-6, 8+15 (15b)Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8+15 (15b)

Overview & Insights

"He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all of them are alive." (Luke 20:38)

Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, try to trap Jesus with a riddle about a widow married to seven brothers, and Jesus answers that resurrection life is not a continuation of earthly marriage. It is Luke's fullest defense of the resurrection.

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Commentary

Luke 20 CommentaryLk 20 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through the Sadducees' question and Jesus's answer.

Luke 20 CommentaryLk 20 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed word-study commentary with cross references.

Luke 20 CommentariesLk 20 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries in one view.

Luke 20 - Gill's ExpositionLk 20 - Gill's Exposition StudyLight

Older full exposition of the chapter.

Commentary on Luke 20:27-38Commentary on Lk 20:27-38 Working Preacher

The same passage appears in the RCL this week.

Luke 20:27-38 CommentaryLk 20:27-38 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Explains the Sadducees' levirate-marriage trap and Jesus's reply.

Background & Word Study

Luke 20 InterlinearLk 20 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek behind Jesus's statement about the living God.

Book of Luke OverviewBook of Lk Overview BibleProject

Frames where this debate sits in Luke's larger story.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Luke 20Catena on Lk 20 Catena

Collects patristic comment on the resurrection debate verse by verse.

Sermons & Reflections

Journey with Jesus Journey with Jesus

Weekly essay-style reflections on the lectionary readings.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 27, Year C The Lectionary Page

Collects prayers and propers for the week this Gospel is read.

Art & Music

Luke 20:27-38Lk 20:27-38 Vanderbilt

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