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- noun Plural form of
pericope .
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"pericopes" (perikope), a fragment cut off, almost exactly the German
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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I can see no better explanation than that the extent of the Double Tradition Q as we know it is determined in part by the pericopes which Luke chose to copy from Matthew.
Questioning Q...and Mark James F. McGrath 2009
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An honest reading of the biblical pericopes illustrating marriage should put that idolatry to rest.
Quote of the Day (Lisa Miller) James F. McGrath 2008
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By his estimation, that means approximately 65% of Markan pericopes were built off the OT in one way or another.
What Jesus Said and Did: 2) Divorce James F. McGrath 2008
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I wish I knew of any book or essay that goes into detail on why certain pericopes were chosen for the new 3-year lectionary and why certain edits were made.
Is it censorship? Fr Timothy Matkin 2007
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And even within the confines of a single book, it may give us a collection of discontinuous sayings and episodes (pericopes), stitched together by one or more redactors.
Warranted Christian Belief 1932- 2000
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The form critics, invoking what is called the principle of dissimilarity, regard only those pericopes that do not reflect borrowings from the Old
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Its chief assumption is that the Gospels are compilations of smaller, pre-literary pieces, or pericopes — hymns, acclamations, sermons, sayings, miracle stories, parables, dialogues; Old Testament prophecies, and other literary forms — that had circulated separately among early Christian communities.
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The form critics, invoking what is called the principle of dissimilarity, regard only those pericopes that do not reflect borrowings from the Old
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Its chief assumption is that the Gospels are compilations of smaller, pre-literary pieces, or pericopes — hymns, acclamations, sermons, sayings, miracle stories, parables, dialogues; Old Testament prophecies, and other literary forms — that had circulated separately among early Christian communities.
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