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Biblical Prose: Narrative and Discourse
A short article on Biblical narrative and discourse. The aim of the article is simply to introduce the reader to the topic of narrative and discourse pointing out ideas that have been seen in the previous articles.
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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.
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Lectio Divina in the Catechism of the Catholic Church Part IV
The article is about lectio divina as one finds it in the fourth part of the Catholic Catechism.
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Lectio Divina: Practical Hints 1
The article is the first in a series that deals with the practical aspects of the lectio divina.
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Reading A Psalm In Six Steps
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.”
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Using Your Bible's Parallel Text Annotations: Reminders
The article continues the discussion on the use of parallel annotations with some reminders on the nature of Parallel Text Annotations found in some modern translations of the Bible.
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Parallel Texts, Texual Resonances and the Liturgy
A biblical text resonates to the measure that the mind of the reader is in syntony with its language. The Word of God that echoes in the many words of the Scriptures is caught by a mind that has been formed by the Liturgy. The article gives a concrete example of how this happens by a treatment of the readings of the Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.
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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.
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The Spiritual Reading of the Scriptures: An Overview
The first of a series of articles on the Spiritual Reading of the Scriptures, otherwise known as "lectio divina". In this initial offering the author gives a general description of the "lectio" and gives the reasons which motivated him to offer the series.
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Lectio Divina Devotion
The following devotion, adapted from the four steps of Lectio Divina, an early Christian Bible study, offers a simple way to integrate Bible and life.
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On Prayer
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Leofric, 1050
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Memory, Parallel Texts, St. Augustine and Guy the Carthusian
The article is the first a two part essay on the use of parallel texts in the reading of the Scriptures. Herein is contained a description of how parallel texts were used by St. Augustine of Hippo and Guy the Carthusian, this latter being the author of the Scala Claustralium, a paragraph of which is commented on.
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