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Melanie Irizarry
is on page 21 of 377
“There is no love without the willingness to sacrifice. That is the truth at the heart of Leviticus. When people find the book remote and incomprehensible, that is what they forget: that priestly ritual is the choreography of love.”
— Sep 23, 2024 04:10PM
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Melanie Irizarry
is on page 359 of 377
Gonna be sad to finish but this book has been dense and sweet and beautiful. Lots of good insight.
“When human beings lose respect for God, they eventually lose respect for humanity.” Pg358
— Jan 08, 2025 05:33AM
“When human beings lose respect for God, they eventually lose respect for humanity.” Pg358
Melanie Irizarry
is on page 307 of 377
“Be holy.” Holiness is not just what we do but also the kind of person we become. Pg 300
— Jan 03, 2025 06:22AM
Melanie Irizarry
is on page 122 of 377
“First he had to build the future. That was how he honored the past… finding substitutes for sacrifice, they showed how a civilization inspired by eternity can defeat death itself.” Pg 122
— Oct 23, 2024 09:06AM
Melanie Irizarry
is on page 60 of 377
“For Vayikra, the priestly book, is Gods call to Israel to become a ‘kingdom of priests and a holy nation,’ and thereby fulfil the prophetic vision of history as the place where, in the midst of time, we live the truths that are beyond time.”
— Oct 01, 2024 05:43AM
