Pericope

By Deane Barker • •

This is more commonly known as a “parable” – it’s a story or anecdote from a scriptural text which forms a thematic whole, even if it’s non-contiguous.

Appropriately, it’s ancient Greek for “cutting out.”

Why I Looked It Up

It came up when I was looking into the Pericope Adulteræ.

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