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Scriptural Studiesalberto esmeraldaLatest ArticlesSampling St. Paul: Looking Into The Letter To The Galatians The article is the first of a two part discussion on the Letter to the Galatians. In this article we give a brief description of the nature of Paul's letters, to whom he wrote and when he wrote them. Pointers are also given as to how to delimit the text under ... John 15:1-16:33: Discipleship Is Co-discipleship
Being with Christ means participating in the communion that exists between the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. The Christian community is an icon of the Trinity, and Christian discipleship is lived only within this context. The present article is an invitation to read John 15:1-16:33 in this light. Sampling The Gospel of John 1:19-3:36 A reading guide for the Gospel of John 1:19-3:36. The reader is invited to deepen his/her experience of baptism by encountering the Word that is proclaimed by chosen witnesses and to verify their consecration to that Word by the faith that they live. Sampling Mark Part 2 (Mk 2:1-3:6): Encountering Jesus The article is part two of our section in Sampling the Gospel of Mark. This one is a reading guide to Mark 2:1 - 3:6, a section that deals with Jesus' controversies with the leaders of this time. I call it "Encountering Jesus" because it is here where, by comparison and ... Sampling A Section of the Gospel of Mark A reading guide to Mark 1:1-45. Sample Discourse: Paul's Letter to Philemon A sample biblical discourse is presented here for study, Paul's Letter to Philemon. Among the letters of St. Paul, there is one that is short, very personal and one that lends itself quite well as an illustration for our discussions on biblical discourse. I refer to the Letter to Philemon, a ... A Sample Biblical Narrative: The Story of Ruth We begin sampling a biblical narrative by reading the Book of Ruth. I have chosen it because it is short (just four chapters), it is about migrant women (and therefore very timely), and it is just the kind of story that can raise a lot of discussions (this will become obvious ... Biblical Prose: Narrative and Discourse
A short article on Biblical narrative and discourse. The aim of the article is The article presents a six-step programme for the reading of a psalm. The example psalm used is Ps. 51, otherwise known as the “Miserere.” "Parallelism and balance are two distinctive features of biblical poetry, " writes Laverdierre. These will be the topic of the present article. By using examples from the poetic sections of the Bible, I will illustrate what parallelism is and how it contributes to poetic balance.
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