Biblical Commentaries

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The other name of fraternity
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The other name of fraternity

The sign and the flesh/14 - When the Bible speaks of conflicts between brothers it always calls for custody By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 06/03/2022 Wise men have an idea of ​​the things that are considered good or bad, that is very different from that of ordinary people Lucio A. Seneca... 
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The infinite time of weeping
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The infinite time of weeping

The sign and the flesh/13 - There are blessings that come from wounds and make one stand next to the vanquished By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire  27/02/2022 "All Holy Scriptures defile the hands" Misnah Jadaim, 3.5 Hosea's different account of Jacob's struggle with the angel is one of the... 
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The renunciation of reciprocity
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The renunciation of reciprocity

The sign and the flesh/12 - There are words and objectives that speak of the prophetic aspect of the earth By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 20/02/2022 "Love is considered perfect if it exists on both sides: on the side of judgment and on the opposite side of mercy". The Zohar, n. 201 Chap... 
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The true economy of life
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The true economy of life

The sign and the flesh/11 - Abundance that is not lost and does not lose us is always a gift, gratuitousness. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire  13/02/2022 "Like individuals, nations will never do anything if they are not full of themselves, of self-love, of ambition." Giacomo Leopardi The ... 
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The penultimate prayer
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The penultimate prayer

The sign and the flesh/10 - The beatitude of the sterile womb is weeping over the breaking of the covenant with God. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire  06/02/2022 "You who hide inside all names. If you were. If you were a mother... If you consoled Like the dog licking her aching new born. I... 
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Never worshipers of pedestal 
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Never worshipers of pedestal 

The sign and the flesh/9 - Wealth builds arks of salvation and herds of vain imagery. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 30/01/2022 "The prophets are not interested in the mysteries of heaven but in the affairs of the market; not in the spiritual realities of the afterlife but in the life of ... 
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Our last step of God
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Our last step of God

The sign and the flesh/8 - He can forgive, but healing a sick relationship requires reciprocity. by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 23/01/22 The Eternal ordered Hosea to marry a woman of past misunderstandings. Suddenly God asked him: «Why don't you follow the example of your teacher Moses, ... 
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The land of the not-yet
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The land of the not-yet

The sign and the flesh/7 - True prophets are not loved because they destroy homes and offer tents. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 16/01/2022 "God is behind everything, but everything hides God" Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, Volume II, 5.4 This chapter of Hosea, one of the best known... 
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But injustice is idolatry
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But injustice is idolatry

The sign and the flesh/6 – But the false prophets speak of God or ideals and do not know how to defend humanity By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 09/01/2022. “As important as it is that we share the pain of man today together, it is even more important that we feel where it comes from togeth... 
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The essential art of removing
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The essential art of removing

The sign and the flesh/5 – The most dangerous enemy of religion is idolatry, not atheism By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 02/01/2022 "Only with knowledge can we come to a real level of love. Only by experiencing the joy of discovering the unexpected appearance of a flower or the rapid flutt... 
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That other half of the verse
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That other half of the verse

The sign and the flesh /4 - The prophets see the future of others and of God, but for themselves the only see the present. By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 19/12/2021 "Money buys pleasure and, at the same time, becomes an expression of shame. As long as money is only considered a means of p... 
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As in a game of mirrors
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As in a game of mirrors

The sign and the flesh/3 - God speaks through Hosea and reveals the first reciprocity of earth and heaven to us By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 12/12/2021 "In the marriage of the prophet, the man himself appears to us with the secrets of his blood and soul, a man who, precisely for this re... 
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Nothing more, nothing less
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Nothing more, nothing less

The sign and the flesh /2 - In true vocations, one is never greater than one's destiny or one's name By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 05/12/2021 "Life is not simply destiny" Amartya Sen, Identity and Violence The paradoxical names of the children of Hosea reveal something profound in the ... 
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Living the quotes of God
EN - The sign and the flesh

Living the quotes of God

The sign and the flesh/1 – We now begin the commentary on the Book of Hosea, the first of the so-called Minor Prophets By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire  28/11/2021 «When I began my commentary on the book of Hosea, now seven years ago, I was convinced that I knew it well enough. Today I thin...