Private reading notes 8/10/08

These are my private reading notes that I have taken thus far in my Biblical studies. Mind you, the eye looks for what the mind wants so what you might see when reading the same passages I might have skipped over and vice versa. Also, the opinions I have are mine alone and cannot be considered conclusive or infallible in any capacity. All of this is purely for scholarship purposes.

So here we go.

1) Matthew

a) 10,37: reason for conversion

b) 11,19: “… yet time will prove where wisdom lies.”

c) 12,3-6: If you object to one thing, be careful about whatever else you don’t object to.

d) 12,29-30 Parable on complacency and being for/against Jesus

e) 12,33: you know a tree by its fruit.

f) 12,33-37: those that charge that Jesus is in league with Satan reflect a basic evil in themselves.

g) 13,4-9: seeds parable.

h) 13,13: why Jesus uses parables.

i) 13,24-30: everything will happen in its own time/come to fruition.

j) 16,24-28: following Jesus Is not about denial of himself, it is about following.

k) 18,19: congregations and Jesus’ presence in it.

l) 19,10: The basis for annulments and celibacy.

m) 19,13-15: children welcomed.

n) Ch. 20: God’s mercy is for all and in equal amounts, regardless of effort. In other words, his grace is equally applied.

2) Mark

a) 1,8: (John the Baptizer) have baptized you in water; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

b) 3,35: Whoever does the will of God is brother and sister and mother to me.

i) Think Marian devotion… possibly?

c) 6, 34-44: parable parallels communion and the Eucharist.

d) 7,8: human tradition here refers to the human fallacies made separate from God’s commandments.

e) 7, 17-18: Frees people from the old law of eating certain foods.

f) 8, 1-10: 2^nd version of the fish and loaves story.

i) Only one of the 3 renditions that only uses the loaves and not both loaves and fish.

ii) Clearly reflects the Eucharist.

g) 9, 38-31: never bash a priest.

h) 10,31: reflection of Matthew 20.

i) 12, 14-23: false prophets can occur. Do not believe them!

i) Refer to notes on discernment.

3) Luke

a) 1,5- 2,52: Basis for Hail Mary.

b) 1,46-55: Mary’s canticle. NEEDS DEEPER ANALYSIS.

c) Questions I need answered.

i) Why was Zechariah made mute at 1,22?

ii) Gabriel approached him and talked to Zechariah at 1,64.

iii) Zechariah talked once he wrote down that his son would be named John (the Baptist) instead of Zachariah.

d) 2,14: Know the cantor during the mass? “Glory to God in the Highest and peace His people on Earth.

e) 2,14: Who is Simeon talking to?

f) 2,46: Third day, found in temple

i) One of many references to the three days

g) 2,49: Did you not know that I would be found in my father’s house?

i) Reflection of 2:46, ascension on 3^rd day to sit at the right hand of the Father

h) 3,7: Snake reference

i) Refers to satan.

i) 3,8: “Do not begin by saying “Abraham is my father”

i) Basically, don’t be lax in life by thinking you are saved by being the chosen people.

j) 4,4: Not on bread alone shall man survive…

i) Rhetoric against consubstantiation, perhaps?

k) 8,19-21: “my mothers and brothers are those who hear the word of God and act upon it”

i) Mother (Mary) is figure or type of the Christian community. She acquiesces fully to God’s will. See Lk 1,38

ii) Possibly evidence against the common Protestant claim that Jesus had brother’s and sisters?

l) 9,28-36: Transfiguration.

i) Associated with Passion and Resurrection in Mk 9,2-8 and Lk 9:31

m) 9,51- 18,14: “The Great Insertion.”

i) This whole section is unique to Luke.

ii) It is derived from special sources at Luke’s disposal.

iii) The mysterious “Q” Document?

4) John

a) Ch. 6- The Eucharist.

b) 7,14-18: Talks against those going out on their own in God’s name.

i) Possible reference to Protestantism?

c) 7,52- 8,11: Is this is in Protestant bibles?

i) Misplaced apparently.

ii) Must see if it is in Protestant bibles…

(1) Asked my friend Meg, she said it is not in the NIV….

d) 8,47: He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.

i) Have to believe to hear.

e) I do not believe I finished John. I will get around to that.

5) Acts of the Apostles

a) 1,7: Only God the Father knows when Israel’s rule will return.

b) 1,15: Peter speaks and heads selection process for Matthias.

i) Primacy of Peter, anyone?

c) 2, 1-13: … speaking in tongues?

d) 2, 42-47: Apostles instructions followed, bread broken, etc.

i) Apostolic tradition.

e) 3,1-10: First miracle by Peter.

f) 3,12: Power comes not from us

g) 3,22-23: Support for Magisterium.

h) 4,11: Jesus is the rejected building block to become the cornerstone.

i) 7, 49-50: Jesus doesn’t dwell in Jerusalem only.

j) 8,20: Holy Spirit can’t be bought

i) No indulgences allowed… held for a long time.

k) 8,30-31: Adds emphasis to the idea that when 2 or more people are joined in reading the Bible, the Holy Spirit is with them.

l) 11, 26: At Antioch, disciples called “Christians” for the first time.

i) This needs a timeline, since I thought Christians were called “Catholics” first THEN Christians came later…

m) 13, 34-35: Everlasting life.

i) Does this also extend/refer to the Incorruptibles?

n) 13, 46: Shows why God turned away from the Jews?

o) 14, 22-23: Leaving behind priests to perform Liturgy.

i) Discernment, anyone?

p) 15, 6-12: Supremacy of Peter declared.

i) Discernment being shown

ii) Notice use of council.

q) 16,15: after she and her household were baptized.

i) Reference to infant baptism?

r) 16, 31-33- Again, household baptized

i) I think infant baptism is pretty affirmed with this one.

s) 17,16: “Idols” is a term in reference to statues, more specifically statues of false deities

t) 19,12: Gives credence to relics.

u) 20,7: reference to the Eucharist.

i) This time, the day after the Sabbath (I think Monday?)

ii) Chosen by Jewish community to celebrate the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

v) 20, 28-30: warns against heresies/false prophets.

w) 21,40: “in Hebrew” is actually “in Aramaic”

x) 23,5: Don’t attack a priest!

y) 27, 33-27: Eucharist again.

Well, that’s all I have for now. Time to go to bed and see if I can squeeze in an oil change tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Nate.