Biblically Inspired Life

Torah Portion:  D’varim (Words) .              Torah Reading:  Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22.                                                   Prophetic Reading:  Isaiah 1:1-27 “Moving Forward in the Purposes of the L-rd” In this week’s Torah

The next book we are going to read needs little introduction as it is one that should be familiar to most of you – the book of Ruth! Even though you might have read this book many times, I have realised that there is always more to glean from it at every reading. It is

Our last reading in the Epistles of John: 3 John 1:9-14 v9: Church/Congregation: ἐκκλησίᾳ (ekklēsia) The church or local assembly (i.e. those who have heard and responded to the call of G-d and have formed a community, or fellowship, with other believers – ‘called out ones’) Diotrephes: The name of a man – probably a leader

This week we read 3 John. We begin with 3 John 1:1-8 Although this epistle does not have a listed author it is traditionally thought (based upon the style of writing, the vocabulary etc) that it was written by the Apostle John – the same John who wrote the gospel of John, the preceding two epistles