Choose three people from the congregation to read (from their places) the Bible verses mentioned. Introduce the reading by saying:
‘In his Pentecost sermon, Peter addresses the question:
Can someone who was crucified really be the promised Messiah?
According to Moses a crucified person was under a curse (read Deuteronomy 21.22-23). Peter deals with this by referring to the Psalms.
Later Paul will give a similar answer (read Galatians 3.13).
Paul also showed that this was a common stumbling block for Jews in his letter to the Corinthians (read 1 Corinthians 1.23-24). In Peter’s case, as today’s reading shows, his argument bears fruit.’
Now read 1 Peter 3.1-9.