Baruch 2:1-3:8; Dan 9:7-19, Deuteronomy 28:15-69; Deuteronomy 30; Jeremiah 24:1-10; 2 Chronicles 6:12-42. As we saw in the last episode, Baruch is a short but important book, composed of three major parts: the first (1:1-3:8) focusses upon confession, the second (3:9-4:29) commends wisdom to the people in exile, and the last (4:30-5:9) comforts the exilesContinue reading “Light from the Readable Books 19: Baruch’s Confession”
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Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 18: Baruch in Babylon
Most of the Readable Books that we have been studying are found in our section of the Old Testament where other “wisdom” books are found—Psalms, Proverbs, Solomon, and so on. Like the tales of Daniel, however, the book of Baruch is found amidst the prophets, because it picks up the narrative from the book ofContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 18: Baruch in Babylon”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 16: Sirach and Lady Wisdom
(Sirach 24:1-23, 51:13-29, 5:1-2; Psalm 18 (LXX)/19 (MT): 8-10; Ezekiel 3:3; Mat 11:19b, 28-29; John 4:14, 6:35, 6:51-57; 1 Cor 1:30; Rev 22:17; Isaiah 55:1) Sirach, along with the book of Proverbs, Wisdom of Solomon, and other Jewish books, says a good deal about “Wisdom,” often picturing her as an honored Lady who is to beContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 16: Sirach and Lady Wisdom”
Light from the Readable Books 15: The Wisdom of Sirach and the Fear of the Lord
Sirach Prologue, 1-2; Job 38-40; Proverbs 9; James 1-3; Ephesians 1-4 Our Scriptures are full of different genres, that is, different kinds of literature—poetry, visions, parables, narratives of various sorts, sermons. The book of Sirach, or in its full title, The Wisdom of Jesus ben Sirach (Jesus the son of Sirach) is a series ofContinue reading “Light from the Readable Books 15: The Wisdom of Sirach and the Fear of the Lord”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 14: Wisdom, Word, and Spirit of God
Wisdom of Solomon 10-19; Luke 9; Romans 1; 1 Corinthians 15 As we have worked our way through the Wisdom of Solomon, we have meditated upon the close connection of righteousness and wisdom (chapters 1 through 5), and have been charmed in chapters 6 through 9 by a vibrant picture of Wisdom as a spouseContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 14: Wisdom, Word, and Spirit of God”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 13: Wisdom Found by those who Seek
Wisdom of Solomon 6-9, Proverbs 8, Romans 1 & 10-11, John 1, Colossians 1, Hebrews 1 In the first episode on the Wisdom of Solomon, we saw that the author is appealing specifically to rulers, warning them of the Fall of humanity, and commending to them the righteousness and wisdom of God, as they fulfillContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 13: Wisdom Found by those who Seek”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 9; Tobit: The Angel, the Dog, and the Humans
The book of Tobit, among the Old Testament Readables, instructs us even by means of its title, which is taken from the name of the father in the story. Tobit means “my good,” and his name is expanded in the name of Tobias, his son, which means “God is my good.” Throughout this engaging story,Continue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 9; Tobit: The Angel, the Dog, and the Humans”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 5: Bel, the Dragon, and the King
Bel and the Dragon (appendix to Daniel), Jeremiah 50:2 (LXX 27:2), Jer 51:44 (LXX 28:44), Habakkuk 2:4, 1 Cor 10:19-20. The story of Bel and the Dragon, found as an appendix to the book of Daniel, is perhaps the “hardest sell” of the Readable Books (Apocrypha/Deuterocanon) for those who do not have it in theirContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 5: Bel, the Dragon, and the King”
Light From (And Upon) the Readable Books I
Daniel 3:25-36, Genesis 15, Psalm 79, Romans 3:4, Rev 16:7 One of the dividing points between Orthodox and Protestant, and to a lesser extent, between Orthodox and Roman Catholic, is the extent of the Old Testament. If we are perfectly candid, we must admit also that among Orthodox there is not complete uniformity in thisContinue reading “Light From (And Upon) the Readable Books I”
Edith M. Humphrey 