Posts Tagged ‘Book of Wisdom’

“Hear the Word!” by Bill Ayres: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the book of Wisdom (Chapter 18:6-9)   This reading is from the Book of Wisdom, so what is the wisdom offered here? Perhaps it is faithfulness to God’s promises in the face of challenges and persecutions over a long period of time. That was certainly true for the ancient Israelites, ...Read More

Hear the Word! by Bill Ayres: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Book of Wisdom (Chapter 7:7-11)   The Book of Wisdom is one of the last books in the Hebrew Bible, compiled not too long before the birth of Jesus. Notice that Wisdom is referred to as “she,” an interesting term in a patriarchal society. The writer imagines the words ...Read More

Hear the Word! by Bill Ayres: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Book of Wisdom (Chapter 2:12, 17-20)   This book was written sometime between the late first century BC and the early first century AD—in other words, roughly around the lifetime of Jesus. And there are several verses that could apply to Jesus: “Let us beset the just one, ...Read More

Hear the Word! by Bill Ayres: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

A reading from the Book of Wisdom (Chapters 1:13-15; 2:23-24)   This is one of the latest books of the Hebrew Bible, written about two hundred years before the birth of Jesus. It is filled with wisdom about life and death and, most important, about God.   “God did not make death, nor does he ...Read More