Meaning & use
Pericopes
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Selected passages or extracts from a text, especially from scripture, chosen for reading or discussion.
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The lectionary assigns a different pericope from the Gospels to be read each Sunday.
Scholars compared several pericopes across the four Gospels to trace their common sources.
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From Greek perikope, meaning 'a cutting around' or 'section'; the term is used heavily in biblical studies and liturgical planning.
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