by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon When the Evangelist Luke began his account of Jesus' public ministry with the reading of Isaiah (4:18-19), he also used that prophetic text to provide a literary synopsis of the Gospel story. The passage begins, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has … [Read more...]
Casting Out Christians
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In the Gospel of St. Luke, the last of his "four beatitudes" includes a detail not found in the parallel place in St. Matthew; it is a reference to those who "revile and cast out your name as evil' (Luke 6:22). Our understanding of this reference should begin, I … [Read more...]
How the Scriptures Became the Scriptures
by Fr. Stephen Freeman How did the Scriptures become the Scriptures? In particular, how did early Christians decide which books would be included in the Scriptures and which books would not – for there were far more writings of the time that were set aside than those that were accepted as being … [Read more...]
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