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Barber on Sirach's status within Judaism
Michael Barber has an interesting post up, which also links to another interesting post on the status of the Book of Sirach within Ancient Judaism. Possibly this is inspired by the fact that the first readings in our lectionary are currently being taken from the Book of Sirach. The post that Michael links to is…
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Exodus 32:7-15 – Commentary
HERE is a link to commentary on Exodus 32:7-15, which is the Old Testament lectionary reading for today. The author takes note of the people being called the people of Moses as I did in this video earlier today. Exodus Posts
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Exodus 32 – Who Brought the People out of Egypt?
Exodus 32:7-15 is an interesting reading that presents us with three different opinions about who brought the people out of the land of Egypt. Check it out:
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Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 – Commentary
Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 is today’s Old Testament lectionary reading. HERE is a link to the International Critical Commentary’s section on this passage. You just have to zoom in to read. I’ve linked to this commentary set on Archives.org once before because it is available for free download. I plan on linking to it for the…
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Joseph's Coat of Many Colors?
We’ve all heard about Jospeh’s coat of many colors, right? Well, it looks like you may need to throw that fond childhood memory out. Today’s lectionary reading is from Genesis 37. Here are a few translations in comparison with regard to “Joseph’s coat of many colors” (translation comparisons on this site are done in BibleWorks…
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Eat or Be Eaten – Word Play in Isaiah 1
“Eat or be eaten” that’s what the prophet tells Israel their choice is in today’s lectionary reading from Isaiah 1, though I’m not using this idiom in the same way it is often used in English. It is more of obey or disobey and experience completely opposite results. This message comes in the form of…
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Love Your Neighbor – A Little Lectionary Editing
“Love Your Neighbor” that’s what your supposed to do, right? Well, at least that is what Jesus said in in Matthew 22:38 repeating a line from Leviticus 19:18. But, what about those other voices in scripture? You know the ones that say not so nice things about neighbors or wish not so nice things upon…
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U2 "40" – The Absolute BEST Modern Version of a Psalm
Today’s responsorial reading is from Psalm 40, which gives me the great pleasure to embed the absolute best modern version of one of the Psalms, U2’s “40.” The lyrics are here. Today’s reading actually doesn’t include most of the verses used for this song, but it does make use of verse 2, and that was…
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The Word of God Ran a Sprint …
in yesterday’s lectionary reading. I thought this was a pretty neat bit of imagery in Psalm 147:15. He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly. (Psa 147:15 NRSV) Related: Psalm 96:5 – Word Play Psalm 98 and Assonance Psalm 1.4 – A Video Illustration of Chaff Psalm 1.1 – Translation Comparison
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Psalm 72 – Shame on the Lectionary
Psalm 72 is the responsorial for today and the lectionary successfully obliterates the imagery of verses 6 and 7. Here’s how the lectionary reading looks online. Psalm 72 in the Lectionary Responsorial Psalm 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8 R. (see 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. O God, with your judgment endow the king,…