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Prayer For Openness To Divine Gifts, Lawrence Frizzell

Department of Religion Publications

Cycle B liturgical readings for the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011: Is 63:16-64:7; Ps 80; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37. This article was previously published in The Catholic Advocate.

Luke 18:9-14: An Expositional And Literary Discussion On The Parable On The Pharisee And Tax Collector, Nathan A. Schwenk

Senior Honors Theses

In the third Gospel of the New Testament, Luke consistently writes about the Pharisees and their piety pronouncing woes and judgments upon them. Representing the religious leaders of that day, they exalted themselves above everyone else and most of all, tax collectors, who are the epitome of sinners. However, the principle of the great reversal is a prominent theme in Luke’s Gospel, in which the exalted are humbled and the humble are exalted. Multiple times Jesus uses this principle to completely transform peoples’ mindset on who is greatest in the world.

This thesis will offer an extensive exposition on the …