Working with the Word Study of the Readings Ed. by Joyce Ann Zimmerman, et al.
• Words, Phrases
• To the point • First Two Readings
• Experience
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The Word Embodied
John Kavanaugh, SJ
Unmasking the Great Deception
Adam and Eve, we are told, had almost everything. The only drawback was the fact that they were creatures of limit. They were good, but not God. They could have the fruit of every tree except the tree of limits, the tree of creatureliness.
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Historical Cultural Context John J. Pilch
Spirits
What is surprising in Matthew’s narrative is that Jesus is not reported to be wearing blue garments or using an amulet or even special formulas for protection. Rather, he engages in direct one-on-one dialogue with this evil spirit in a Scripture-quoting contest. more …
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Thoughts from the Early Church
Gregory Nazianzen
Suppose the tempter makes us feel the pinch of poverty, as he did even to Christ, and taking advantage of our hunger, talks of turning stones into bread: we must not be taken in by him, but let him learn what he has still not grasped.
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Scripture In Depth Reginald H. Fuller
If we are to understand the saving significance of Christ’s death and resurrection, the most important presupposition is that human beings are God’s creation and yet are fallen creatures. Something has gone wrong. Humanity is not what God intended it to be. more …
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