by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In his first epistle Peter once describes his audience as God's Chosen People: But you are an elect generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a treasured People, that you may declare the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous … [Read more...]
On The Chosen Exiles
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Just as the word describing Peter---"apostle"---has no article in First Peter 1:1, the article is also missing in Peter's reference to those who received that epistle. They are, literally, "chosen exiles of the Diaspora." The absence of the article, here too, makes … [Read more...]
What’s In A Name?
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Peter's name, which is the first word in the longer of his two epistles, is immediately qualified by the noun "apostle." The absence of the definite article with this noun prompts most English translations to insert the indefinite article, "an Apostle," indicating … [Read more...]
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