by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon When---apparently in the third century before Christ---the Sefer Shemuel was divided into 1st and 2nd Samuel, its editors found a more-than-satisfactory division point at the death of Saul. Thus, the first book ends with the Battle of Mount Gilboah, and the second … [Read more...]
Sunspots in Scripture
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonThe account of Ananias and Sapphira is arguably the most frightening story in the New Testament. We are scarcely surprised by St. Luke's comment that"great fear came upon all the Church and upon all who heard these things."In Luke's bright account of the grace of the Holy … [Read more...]
The Subtle Unity of 25% of the New Testament
by Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonThe intentional unity of Luke/Acts is more than sequential. It is also thematic, in the sense that both works carry the same images, ideas, and preoccupations.In Luke/Acts there is, as well, a more subtle kind of unity, of a sort different from merely thematic and more … [Read more...]
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