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    The Bible as Literature

    Each week, Fr. Marc Boulos discusses the content of the Bible as literature. On Tuesdays, Fr. Paul Tarazi presents an in-depth analysis of the biblical text in the original languages.

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    Talk Is Cheap Oct 22, 2020
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    When anyone gathers to accomplish a task, there are plenty of people who express a willingness to help and no shortage of expert opinions about the work itself and how it should be completed. Great. With all this amazing expertise and positive thinking, there should be no trouble completing the task, right? Guess again.

    One way to solve this problem is to pay people and hold them accountable if they do not deliver. This is the most effective way.

    Another approach might be to tap peoples’ motivations, play on their emotions, or otherwise employ psychology to feed their ego in some way. In the field of social media, this is called a “free service.” You get to use a bunch of “free” technology that feels great, so long as you let it suck your soul, monetize your personal life, waste your time, and accelerate the demise of your civilization. In this approach, you don’t tell someone to do something because it is necessary or correct. You lie to them in order to get what you want. Some people refer to this as success.n

    The third option is called, “the cause.” If someone is committed to the cause, even when they do not want to do the work, get nothing from it and take no pleasure in it—even when they protest—they get it done. Only when someone does the work under this pressure—against their will—can the Lord be certain that their praise is not empty lip service.

    Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 21:28-32.

    Episode 351 Matthew 21:28-32; Music:

    Faster Does It by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3741-faster-does-it
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Thou Hast Diminished Him Oct 20, 2020
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    This week, Fr. Paul begins his discussion of Psalm 82 and Psalm 8 as they relate to Genesis 1-11. (Episode 140)

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    Consigned to Ignorance Oct 15, 2020
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    In Matthew 13, Jesus invokes the prophecy of Isaiah against those unable to grasp his teaching because of their ignorance of Scripture:

    “Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says:

    ‘You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; for the heart of this people has become dull, with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and return, and i would heal them.’

    Perhaps that’s why, after having cursed the fig tree, Jesus consigns the chief priests and the elders of the people to wallow in their ignorance.

    Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 21:23-27.

    Episode 350 Matthew 21:23-27; Music:

    Blown Away - No Percussion by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3447-blown-away---no-percussion
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/g

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    It Has to Be Real Oct 13, 2020
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    This week Fr. Paul concludes his discussion of the term field, revisiting critical themes from previous episodes, and challenging the common practice of defining words. (Episode 139)

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    An Expiration on Grace Oct 08, 2020
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    Critics of the Bible puzzle over cursed fig trees and bristle at violence in the Old Testament, all the while ambivalent to modern atrocities carried out in the name of civil society. One need look no further than the forgotten children of Syria, the devastation in Yemen, or the violence committed against migrant children in this country to understand why biblical metaphor employs the currency of violence.

    We are shocked by biblical violence because we are blind to the violence already in our hearts. The lesson of the fig tree is a warning to those who dwell in cities built by violence: there is an expiration date on God’s patience with the cruelty of human hands.

    Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 21:18-22.

    Episode 349 Matthew 21:18-22; Music:

    Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation
    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    Meaning, Connotation, and Function Oct 06, 2020
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    In today’s program Fr. Paul continues his discussion of the word “field” in Genesis, noting that the term has a meaning, a connotation, and a function in the Bible. (Episode 138)

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    True Worship Oct 01, 2020
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    When human beings think of worship, our natural inclination is to understand prayer as a bargain with God: if I praise you, Lord, this will happen for me. If we praise you correctly, we will prosper. If we praise you, our “righteous” goals will be achieved. From this idolatrous and self-serving fundamentalism proceeds all manner of evil: People who engage in wickedness imagine that they are pure; they approach God in prayer thinking not of their sins but of others; by way of a delusional self-portrait of cultic purity, such worshippers impose their will on their neighbor, often with violence. In Matthew, Jesus pushes back against these lies, showing us, instead, that true worship must be offered from a position of weakness.

    Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 21:12-17.

    Episode 348 Matthew 21:12-17; Music:

    Highlight Reel by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3876-highlight-reel
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    The Spirit of God Sep 29, 2020
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    This Week, before entering into a discussion of the word “field”, Fr. Paul takes a question from Richard regarding the Spirit of God in Scripture. (Episode 137)

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    Victory March Sep 24, 2020
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    In the triumphant entry into Jerusalem portrayed in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus is adorned with the standard symbols of a Roman procession: the crowds, evoking bread and circuses; the donkey, a mockery of Caesar Augustus who elevated his stallion to the rank of consul; the gossip in the city, “who is this,” evoking the image of a rising star, a general returning to Rome in victory, suddenly thrust onto center stage.

    But unlike other generals, Jesus did not enter the city to win its favor, but to destroy it through his defeat, transferring all power and victory to the throne of his Father.

    Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 21:6-11.

    Episode 347 Matthew 21:6-11; Music:

    The Path of the Goblin King by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4503-the-path-of-the-goblin-king
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    Through the Nostrils Sep 22, 2020
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    This week, Fr. Paul notes that the phrase "spiritual life" is nowhere to be found in the Bible, which speaks instead of life bestowed by the Spirit. (Episode 136)

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