Background
Scott, Robert Francis was born on April 27, 1920 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of William Doke and Gertrude (Niederman) Scott.
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Why did Luke include ten occasions of Jesus sharing meals with people, seven of those scenes found only in Luke? How many hundreds or thousands of times did Jesus eat with other people? These ten occasions must have been preserved in the Christian community and related to Luke because Jesus had used them to meet deep, widespread needs or to convey important truths. Luke clearly recognized that Jesus had some purpose, some meaning to convey in these mealtime conversations. While all four gospels show this theme, Luke gives the most specific examples. In the ten meals addressed by Scott, we see the importance Jesus placed on meeting people socially and interacting with them in their personal settings. Found in these occasions are strong bonds of affection and sharp confrontations. It is in the intimacy of sharing a meal that emotions are brought to the surface: indignation, thanksgiving, forgiveness, sorrow, overflowing joy. Scott shows Jesus exposing these emotions and meeting them with searching insight, sometimes confirmation, sometimes deserved reproof, and always his offer of healing grace. Included with each sermon is a litany that is coordinated with the teaching of the meal. Also included at the beginning of each chapter is a suggested "Worship Focus" -- one or two easy to find objects which serve to illustrate Jesus' purpose at each meal. Originally written for midweek Communion services during Lent, they also are quite suitable for Communion services throughout the year.
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Scott, Robert Francis was born on April 27, 1920 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of William Doke and Gertrude (Niederman) Scott.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1942; Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Pennsylvania, 1943; Master of Arts in History, University of Pennsylvania, 1955; Bachelor's Degree, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1948.
Chemical engineer, Rohm & Haas & Company, Philadelphia, 1943-1944; instructor chemical engineering, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1947-1948; pastor, Madison County Larger Parish, Hot Springs, North Carolina, 1948-1950; assistant pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Saginaw, Michigan, 1950-1953; interim pastor, several Presbyterian churches, Philadelphia, 1953-1960, 63-65; assistant instructor history, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1956-1957; assistant pastor, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 1960-1963; pastor, Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware, 1965-1986; chaplain, Ingleside Homes, Inc., Wilmington, 1986-1996.
(Why did Luke include ten occasions of Jesus sharing meals...)
Married Mary Eliabeth Fisher, October 23, 1964. Children: Doke Townsend, Matthew Page.