Journey Through the Old Testament

  Week 2  (September 23): “Abraham” Read:  Genesis  12-13; 15-17; 21-22; 32-33; 35;  Romans  4;  Hebrews  11  View : " Abraham and the Three Visitors" by Marc Chagall Listen:  Highway 61  Revisited by Bob Dylan :  Additional reading:  The Parable of the Old Man and the Young,  Wilfred Owen, 1917, So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father, Behold the preparations, fire and iron, But where the lamb for this burnt-offering? Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, and builded parapets and trenches there, And stretchèd forth the knife to slay his son. When lo! an angel called him out of heaven, Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, Neither do anything to him. Behold, A ram, caught in a thicket by its horns; Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him. But the old man would not so, but slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one. Chr

  Week 1  “ Creation”  Read:  Genesis 1-4 & 6-9      Listen:   "Morning Has Broken" - Cat Stevens View:   Lunar Sunrise from Apollo 10   Christian Theme : The Felix Culpa   From the Exultet of the Easter Vigil  For wherefore should man be born into this world, save that being born he might be redeemed? How wonderful then, O God, is thy loving-kindness unto us thy children! Behold, what manner of love he hath bestowed upon us: who to redeem a servant, delivered up his only Son! O wonderful providence of Adam's transgression, that by such a death sin might be done away! 0 blessed iniquity, for whose redemption such a price was paid by such a Savior; O night verily blessed, to thee alone that time and that hour were made manifest, when our Savior Christ rose again from death unto life! The night is come, whereof David said: Behold, the night is as clear as the day: Then shall my night be turned into day. From the English folk carol 'Adam lay ybounden