Lectio Divina
John 3:16

Lectio Divina

Templum = space, not just a building to pray Acts 17:24-28
Disciplina = training, not just for a while (generously) 1 Corinthians 9:25
Studium = eagerness, not just study Matthew 5:6
Sermo = conversation, not just talking about God (evangelizing) Hebrews 4:12-13

Reading (Lectio)
Meditation (Meditatio)
Prayer (Oratio)
Contemplation (Contemplatio)

Bible as a Text

Qur'an = Recitation Only (vs muS-Haf)
Masorah -> Masoretic Text = Tanakh [T: Torah (תורה) + N: Nevi’im (נביאים) + K: Ketuvim (כתובים)]
Textus Receptus -> Nestle-Aland Bible with Critical Apparatus
What is a Stemma? (See Below)

Bible as Oral Tradition

Hadith (Sahih al-Bukhari + Sahih Muslim) -> Qur'an
Mishna (Hebrew) + Gemara (Aramaic) = Talmud
Oral Torah "Torah sheb’al peh" (תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה) = Talmud + Halakha (laws) + Aggadah (narratives, stories, and ethical teachings)
Tradition (Catechism) -> New Testament
Stemma

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