Talk:Nine Lessons and Carols
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Many of the readings in the 2002 service from King's College were non-biblical. It is worth waiting for the 2003 service (soon now: see date of this comment) to see whether this is a new pattern or was a one-off in 2002. If it is becoming regular then maybe needs a comment. --Trainspotter 17:03, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Hmm... the web page shows that there were biblical readings in 2002:
http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/chapel/ninelessons/2002/index.html
But I do recall non-biblical readings on the TV broadcast. Either I was hallucinating (help!), or there was a difference between the contents of the (pre-recorded) TV broadcast and the (live) radio broadcast. Oh well. Nothing certain enough to put in the article.
--Trainspotter 10:19, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Okay, having looked in more detail at the orders of service on the website, I see that *every* year (of those shown, currently 1997-2003) there is a reading from Genesis 3 (fall of man), and also readings of Old Testament messianic prophesies, before moving onto the New Testament readings. So I am going to expand the phrase "The story of the birth of Jesus" to cover the content of the other readings also.
--Trainspotter 10:37, 23 Dec 2003 (UTC)