Would he have come to have learned of how sacred sacred writings are held to
be amongst Jews, where even the old and tattered texts are to be treated
with respect and stored in a special room, as in Cairo's Genizeh, or buried
in a cemetery, but never burned?
At 09.27 07/03/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>I am curious if anyone on the List knows if other medieval individuals or
>groups had the practice of picking up and taking care of discarded sacred
>writings. I am trying to find out if there is a background to Francis of
>Assisi's practice that he wrote about in his Testament ( and other
>writings): "Whenever I come up His most holy written words in unbecoming
>places, I desire to gather them up and I ask that they be collected and
>placed in a suitable place."
>
>Thank you in advance for any responses!
>
>Steve
>
>Bro. Steven J. McMichael, OFM Conv.
>Department of Theological Studies
>St. Louis University
>
>
>
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soul that he has made to his own likeness. Wisdom 11.23-26
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