ENGLISH 3RL6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Pharisees, Felix Culpa
14 Mar 2018
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The altar within you (cid:498)a heart alone, is just a stone(cid:499) Speaker of psalm (david) is trying to talk to god. To have a language in which to understand oneself the bible was this language. In churches, the altar was called (cid:498)the table(cid:499) The word altar in old testament the sacrifices were made here (cid:498)one true sacrifice(cid:499) connotation of jesus" sacrifice. The parts of his heart (the altar of his heart) reference to exodus. Humans are as god intended god wants to deal directly with us. Scripture and god can do this the belief and whole love. The idea of sacrifice is really important here. Continual sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving is going on. This process of repentance and joy is continuous through the whole poem. The idea of a hardened heart is very common. The heart has to be softened so it is open to vulnerability.
