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The Word
Embodied
John Kavanaugh,
S. J.
Imperative of Faith
Jesus, for Christians, is the new law, the law of God enfleshed. He is not only “truly
God,” our creed says; he is “truly human.” His life, like the
commandments themselves, may be a stumbling block and an absurdity to us at times,
but we proclaim it, nonetheless, our way and our truth.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
A New Temple
Animals were necessary for sacrifice, but it seems the
danger of an escaped animal entering the holy of holies was
a risk originally avoided by keeping them outside the Temple
precincts. It was likely Caiaphas who introduced them into
the Temple precincts.
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Thoughts from the
Early Church
Thomas of Villanova
But the soul is worthier still, more splendid and more capacious than the heavens, for the entire world cannot fill it. It is made in God’s image, and for this reason the Lord takes his repose in it.
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
From the east will issue a stream
that will flow down into the Dead Sea, making its waters sweet
and healthy like the Mediterranean. The Dead Sea will then swarm
with fish, and trees yielding fruit all year round will grow
on its banks.
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