This book is part of the Torah – the first 5 books of the Bible. The prefix “deutero” means second: the second law or, better, a repetition of the law. This book consists of a series of talks given by Moses as the people wait on the edge of the promised land and Moses is READ MORE
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34th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Feast Days Read more here. What does it mean for Christ to be King of the Universe? What light does each of these readings shed on that? The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. More information about the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ King READ MORE
Jonah
We only hear from this book once in the three year lectionary cycle, but the story is quoted and alluded too a number of times in the New Testament. Genre Some want to see this book as historical and factual. It’s not. The closest genre we can get is something along the lines of parody READ MORE
Joshua-Judges-1&2 Samuel-1&2 Kings
The books of Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings form one continuous work of history. These books take us from entering the Promised Land through the Babylonian exile. They are not so much history as a theological reflection on the past by a people trying to understand how they got where they are – from READ MORE
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 The book of Proverbs is wisdom literature. The goal of wisdom in this genre is to live the good life here and now, marked by length of days, prestige and prosperity. Jewish tradition attributes the book to READ MORE
Colossians
Author Colossians was most likely written by a later disciple in the spirit of Paul. Textual analysis of the book shows 34 words not used anywhere else in the New Testament, 28 of which do not appear anywhere in the undisputed letters of Paul. That, along with the absence of typical Paul-terms (like righteousness, to READ MORE
Sirach
Genre This book is wisdom literature, which gives rules of proper conduct, usually in the form of maxims, pithy insights, and “words to live by.” Wisdom literature attempts to show the way things are and the way things should be. Also of this genre are Job, Ecclesiastes, and the book of Wisdom. The goal of READ MORE
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A
The Lectionary and Scripture Interpretation for Ordinary Time More information can be found here. Wisdom 6:12-16 See background on the book of Wisdom here. 6:1-21 is an exhortation to seek wisdom and v12-16 within that are a statement on the accessibility of wisdom. We are urged to seek what can be found! This passage gives READ MORE
The Gospel According to Luke
Author Luke was a physician and an artist from Syria. He was highly educated, well-versed in Greco-Roman style. He has the finest Greek writing in the New Testament. He was not an eyewitness to the events but he interviewed eyewitnesses and drew from the oral collections. He was also not very familiar with Palestinian geography READ MORE
Romans
Author Paul is the undisputed author of this letter. Date This book was written around 57-58AD. Setting Paul was likely in Corinth, about to make a trip to Jerusalem. His aim was to evangelize into Spain and he needed the community at Rome to provide aid in this. He had accomplished his goal of preaching READ MORE