1 Maccabees 2, Numbers 25:7-9, Psalm 106: 26-28. The first chapter of 1 Maccabees, which we considered in last episode, set the scene for us, and gave an overall picture of the atrocities suffered by the Jewish people under the oppression of the Seleucid king, Antiochus Epiphanes IV. Chapter two, which we will read inContinue reading “Light from the Readable Books 24: Maccabean Resistance and Remembrance”
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Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 17: Sirach and the Fathers
Sirach 44-50, Wisdom of Solomon 10, Hebrews 11, 2 Cor 3-4. Sirach is, as we have seen, a “wisdom” book. Because wisdom concerns all of creation, it is encyclopedic, giving instruction and wise words about almost every situation and condition of humanity. In this episode, we will find enrichment in its long hymn of praiseContinue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 17: Sirach and the Fathers”
Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 4: Susanna and the Enemies Within
Daniel Prologue or chapter 13 (dependent upon version), Daniel 3:17-18, Romans 4, Psalm 3:1-4. The story of Susanna contains all the things that are delightful in the Readable Books. It is a story that engages the mind, the imagination, and the spirit; from the beginning it has been attached to the mysterious book of Daniel. Continue reading “Light From (and Upon) the Readable Books 4: Susanna and the Enemies Within”
Edith M. Humphrey 