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Monday, February 9, 2015

De Pauli Apostoli Epistolis: From Saul, disciple of Gamaliel, to St. Paul of Tarsus, Apostle to the Gentiles. TMC Spring 2015

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3atext%3a1999.04.0057 - Greek Lexicon
and to find any word beginning with, ending with, or containing certain Greek letters
https://archive.org/details/LampePatristicLexicon - Patristic Greek Lexicon
https://www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary
http://www.lexilogos.com/bible_hebreu_grec.htm#dictionnaire - Biblical Greek
https://archive.org/details/synonymsofthenew00trenuoft - NT Greek Synonyms

to type Greek: http://www.typegreek.com/

Fourteen Epistles traditionally ascribed to St. Paul the Apostle & St. Luke the Evangelist's Acts of the Apostles.

Reading during class: Acts of the Apostles cc. 8-28 (passim)

Jeremiah 7:2; 11:6

Reading to be finished before class:

Feb. 5: Romans 1-2 http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/romans.html
Feb. 10: Romans 3-5 & 6-8
Feb. 12: Rom. 9-11
Feb. 17: Rom. 12-16
Feb. 19: Acts 13-18
Feb. 24: 1 Thessalonians (all) http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/info/thessalonians-cathen.html
Feb. 26: 2 Thess. (all) http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/2thessalonians.html
March 3: Acts 19-24
Mar. 5: Galatians (all)
Mar. 10: 1 & 2 Timothy
Mar. 12: Titus & Acts 25-28
Mar. 17: Philemon
Mar. 19*: 1 Corinthians (Paper Due: 3-5 pages, handwritten...NEATLY! The illegible is unacceptable.)
Mar. 24*: NO CLASS - read 2 Corinthians
Mar. 26: NO CLASS  Ephesians
Mar. 31: Philippians
April 2:  Maundy Thursday ** SITE VISIT @ San Paolo alla Regola
April 7: Colossians = Easter Tuesday of Bright Week
April 9: Hebrews (to men alhthes theos oiden - Origenes)
April 14: Comprehensive Exam
April 16: all work due


Philippians – GAUDETE! Rejoice!
Note that the title APOSTLE is NOT used in the salutation! Dual authors?
Bishops and Deacons* as opposed to other books, wherein Apostles and Presbyters
I “eucharist” for you, remembering you in prayer. 1:3
2:1 if there is any PARAKLESIS in Christ
2:6 not a monophysite!
2:10 context of Isaiah citation
Spiritual parenthood – Timothy and Paul
Sufferings are a joy, blessing in Christ – even death can be gain
4:22 Caesar’s house?

Colossians – combating proto-gnostics
Another dual authorship?
Connected to Philemon b/c Onesimus is carrying this letter to his master in Colossae
Christ is THE Icon of God cf. 1:15, we are “according to” His image
Christ is the head of HIS body, in him are all wisdom and knowledge
1:19 like Phil 2:6, re: divinity, cf. Col 2:9 too
ch.3 What is life in Christ?
3:22 poor Onesimus!
Where is this missing letter to the Laodiceans?


What to know:

Which letters are "Captivity Letters", "Pastoral Letters"? To whom was ____ destined? How many chapters do the letters contain? to which churches are two letters directed? Which letters EXPLICITLY mention a scribe or amanuensis? Which letters add something to the customary salutatory greeting? Which letters speak of our Savior God? Which letters are most full of praise? of reproach? of a specific and rather singular request? which chapters of the Acts of the Apostles discuss St. Paul's journeys? which chapters contain the narration of St. Stephen's martyrdom and of Saul's subsequent conversion?

Final project: choose three of the Greek words which we have discussed in class. Write a three to five-page paper (DOUBLE SPACED and NO FRONT AND BACK - this may be typed and printed, if you wish) on the meaning in classical antiquity compared (and perhaps contrasted, if quite distinct) to its "enriched" meaning in the context of St. Paul's letters.  To be handed in or mailed to me by April 16

Epistle to the Hebrews: why do some scholars say that St. Paul could not be the author? what evidence do biblicists have in favor of Pauline inspiration/authorship? which do you side with - are is the case evenly made?

Commentary: http://haydock1859.tripod.com/
St. Thomas Aquinas: corpusthomisticum.org/iopera.html#CB
St. John Chrysostom: PG 60 et sequ. (the Father who comments most fully on the Pauline Corpus)
Origen: SC (Sources Chretiennes) 532,539,543,555 Commentaire sur l'Epitre aux Romains
Sts. Jerome and Augustine: Commentaries on the Letters of St. Paul, cf. www.augustinus.it and www.documentacatholicomnia.eu s.v. "Hieronymus"

http://rtforum.org/lt/lt149.html - who's in the Church?

TMC - preces quas memoriae mandare oportet

Februarii, die X: Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genetrix: nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta!

Feb, d. XVII: Ave Regina caelorum, Ave Domina Angelorum: Salve Radix, salve Porta, ex qua mundo Lux est orta.  Gaude Virgo gloriosa, super omnes speciosa: Vale o valde decora, et pro nobis Christum exora.
V: Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata.
R: Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
Oremus:   Concede, misericors Deus, fragilitati nostrae praesidium: ut, qui sanctae Dei Genitricis memoriam agimus; intercessionis eius auxilio, a nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Mense Februario, die XXIV: Angele Dei, qui custos es mei, me tibi commissum pietate superna: illumina, custodi, rege et guberna!

Februarii mensis die XXVI: Invocatio Sanctissimae ac vivificantis Crucis D.N.I.C.: Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi: quia per Sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum!

Martii mensis, die 10: Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria, non esse auditum a saeculo, quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia, tua implorantem auxilia, tua petentem suffragia, esse derelictum. Ego tali animatus confidentia, ad te, Virgo Virginum, Mater, curro, ad te venio, coram te gemens peccator assisto. Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere; sed audi propitia et exaudi. Amen.


ad XIX (undevicesimam) diem mensis Martii:
Suscipe Domine, universam meam libertatem: accipe memoriam, intellectum, atque voluntatem omnem.  Quidquid habeo vel possideo, mihi largitus es: id tibi totum restituo ac tuae prorsus voluntati trado gubernandum.  Amorem Tui solum cum gratia tua mihi dones et dives sum satis nec aliud quidquam ultra posco. Amen!

31 die, m. Martii
Ad te, beate Joseph, in tribulatione nostra confugimus: atque implorato Sponsae tuae sanctissimae auxilio patrocinium quoque tuum fidenter exposcimus.  Per eam, quaesumus, quae te cum immaculata Virgine Dei Genetrice coniunxit caritatem perque paternum quo puerum Iesum amplexus es amorem, supplices deprecamur ut ad haereditatem quam Jesus Christus acquisivit sanguine suo benignus respicias ac necessitatibus nostris tua virtute et ope succurras. Tuere, o custos providentissime Divinae Familiae, Jesu Christi sobolem electam; prohibe a nobis, amantissime pater, omnem errorum ac corruptelarum luem: propitius nobis, sospitator fortissime, in hoc cum potestate tenebrarum certamine e caelo adesto, et sicut olim Puerum Jesum e summo eripuisti vitae discrimine ita nunc Ecclesiam Sanctam Dei, ab hostilibus insidiis atque ab omni adversitate defende nosque singulos perpetuo tege patrocinio ut ad tui exemplar et ope tua suffulti, sancte vivere, pie emori, sempiternamque in caelis beatitudinem assequi possimus.  Amen!

Mense Aprili, die septima
Regina Caeli, Laetare, Alleluia!  Quia quem meruisti portare, Alleluia!
Resurrexit, sicut dixit, Alleluia! Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia!
V: Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, Alleluia!
R: Quia surrexit Dominus vere, Alleluia!
Oremus:                                      Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini nostri Iesu Christi, mundum lætificare dignatus es: præsta, quæsumus, ut per eius Genitricem Virginem Mariam, perpetuæ capiamus gaudia vitæ. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.

Aprilis mensis nona die: Christus resurrexit a mortuis, mortem morte calcavit, et mortuis [vel: entibus] in sepulchris vitam donavit!

Canticum Simeonis: Nunc dimittis servum tuum Domine, secundum Verbum tuum in pace.
Quia viderunt oculi mei - salutare tuum.
Quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum.
Lumen ad revelationem gentium - et gloriam plebis tuae Israel.

3 preces, III interrogata oralia, tres quaestiones scriptis mandandae

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