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Annotation I, Sacred reading (Matthew 1:1)

“The book of the generation of JESUS CHRIST.”

Annotation I

”The book of the generation of JESUS CHRIST.” — Matthew 1:1

Sacred reading.

Chrysostom, homily 2 on Matthew — in which he expounds the beginning of this Gospel — not far from the end asserts that the reading and study of divine Scripture pertains more to secular [laypeople] than to monks, and is more necessary to the former than to the latter. See what we have annotated on this below, at Annotation 152.

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Sixtus of Siena, O.P., “Annotation I, Sacred reading (Matthew 1:1),” in Annotations on the New Testament, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/bibliotheca-sancta-nt/002-annotation-i-sacred-reading-matthew-1-1/.

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