Simeon's Canticle (Nunc Dimittis) & Anna's Carol (Venite Adoremus) - Leonard Sweet Vlog #41

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I didn't have time in this vlog to go down the fascinating rabbit-hole of "Who Was Simeon?" One scholar has given eleven reasons why Simeon was the son of the founder of the School of Hillel, the great Hillel the Elder. When Hillel died, Simeon would have taken over his place as the president of the Sanhedrin. Most scholars believe Simeon died within a few years of this story, and would have been succeeded by his son, Gamaliel. Yes, the very same Gamaliel who mentored Paul's doctoral training as a Rabbi ("at the feet of Gamaliel"). Gamaliel, known both as a "Rabban" (most senior Rabbi) and as "the glory of the Law." In other words, Paul studied under the grandson of the greatest scholar of the day, Hillel the Elder. If this genealogy is correct, Jesus was blessed as an infant by the son of the Great Hillel, and Paul was mentored by the grandson of the Great Hillel. Lectionary Readings for 27 December 2020 Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 148 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:22-40 Subscribe to the Leonard Sweet YouTube Channel by hitting the red subscribe button. Thank you. All Len's resources now (except books) are donation not subscription based. So please help us with as little or as much as you can. There are multiple ways to do it. Support Len’s Ministry through his 501-c-3 “SpiritVenture Ministries” (SVM) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Become a SpiritVenture Ministries (SVM) Supporter at $9/month https://preachthestory.com/cart/ Become a Tribe of Issachar Member at $49/month https://preachthestory.com/cart/ Follow Leonard Sweet on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonard.sweet Twitter: https://twitter.com/lensweet (Sweet’s daily micro-blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lensweet (Sweet’s daily blogs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/preachthestory Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/preac... (Specifically for preachers and others who love and pray for those who preach) Access sermons, conferences, and more Leonard Sweet activities: https://preachthestory.com/ (hundreds of written sermons) https://www.facebook.com/thesalishsea... (Sweet’s newest publications) https://salishsea.press/ https://the-salish.com (Orcas Island getaway cottages for board, staff and church advances [aka “retreats”]) #Simeon #Anna #NuncDimittis #VeniteAdoremus #TempleVirgins #LeonardSweet #PreachTheStory #Lectionary #Vlog #Christmastide