Monday, December 5, 2016
Friday, November 25, 2016
Wisdom Exegesis Paper (updated 12/7/16)
Click here (or image below) for the List of Passages, for your assigned biblical text.
For the Mechanics of the Wisdom Exegesis Paper, click here.
For the Mechanics of the Wisdom Exegesis Paper, click here.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
The Persian Period
To have an idea of the macro-cosmic context of the composition of Proverbs, Job, and Psalms, knowledge of the Persian Empire is helpful. You can read the first chapter of Amy Chua, Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--and Why They Fall (Anchor Books, 2009) -Arnoldus Library JC 539.C58d 2009.
Read also Rainer Albertz, A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period, Volume II: From the Exile to the Maccabees (Old Testament Library ; Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox, pp. 437-533
On the Book of Proverbs
Click to download:
Hand-out - Introductory Note (FLORES)
PowerPoint/PDF (FLORES)
Fr. Roland Murphy, "Proverbs--The Wisdom of Words" (MUST READ, See FileBox)
Thirty Sayings of the Wise (Amenemope and Proverbs)
Instruction of Merikare
AMON
Guide Questions for Session 3.
Hand-out - Introductory Note (FLORES)
PowerPoint/PDF (FLORES)
Fr. Roland Murphy, "Proverbs--The Wisdom of Words" (MUST READ, See FileBox)
Thirty Sayings of the Wise (Amenemope and Proverbs)
Instruction of Merikare
AMON
Guide Questions for Session 3.
On the Book of Proverbs
Click to download:
Hand-out - Introductory Note (FLORES)
PowerPoint/PDF (FLORES)
Fr. Roland Murphy, "Proverbs--The Wisdom of Words" (MUST READ, See FileBox)
Thirty Sayings of the Wise (Amenemope and Proverbs)
Instruction of Merikare
Guide Questions for Session 3.
Hand-out - Introductory Note (FLORES)
PowerPoint/PDF (FLORES)
Fr. Roland Murphy, "Proverbs--The Wisdom of Words" (MUST READ, See FileBox)
Thirty Sayings of the Wise (Amenemope and Proverbs)
Instruction of Merikare
Guide Questions for Session 3.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Theological Reflection Paper 1 - on the Psalms
Read introduction (pp. 1-19) of the commentary of Federico Villanueva, Psalms 1-72, Asia Bible Commentary (Carlisle, Cumbia: Langham Global Library, 2016). Pastor Rico has taught Psalms and Biblical Hebrew here at DWST. His book is available at the Arnoldus Library and the said essay is in the Wisdom FileBox.
Mechanics of the theological paper:
Write a summary of the essay (roughly one page) and then your reactions to it (another page). The two-page paper must be HANDWRITTEN (not type/computer written). Yellow page type of paper is preferable.
Date of submission: Dec 7, 2016 class period (see Timetable).
Mechanics of the theological paper:
Write a summary of the essay (roughly one page) and then your reactions to it (another page). The two-page paper must be HANDWRITTEN (not type/computer written). Yellow page type of paper is preferable.
Date of submission: Dec 7, 2016 class period (see Timetable).
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About Me
- Fr. Randolf C. Flores, SVD
- Fr. Randy Flores, SVD, is the current Rector of the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word in the Diocese of Cubao and Director of the Diocesan Biblical Apostolate. He is also Vice Provincial Superior of the SVD Philippine Central Province and Executive Director of the Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation, Inc. (AJCMFI), which supports educational programs for out-of-school youth through the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education. He teaches biblical courses at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City and is a professor at the Divine Word Institute of Mission. He holds a PhD in Theology from the Ateneo de Manila University (2015), a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) from the Loyola School of Theology (2014), a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (1999), and an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from the Divine Word Seminary (1995). He has served as President of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP), Chairperson of the Tagaytay Religious Association (TRA), and Dean of Studies of the Divine Word Seminary. Visit his YouTube channel, Biblical Apostolate PH: https://www.youtube.com/c/biblica