
1) Extract from a book
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A pericope (iː; Greek περικοπή, `a cutting-out`) in rhetoric is a set of verses that forms one coherent unit or thought, suitable for public reading from a text, now usually of sacred scripture. Manuscripts, often illuminated, called Pericopes, are normally abbreviated Gospel Books only containing the sections of the Gospels required fo.....
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an excerpt or passage read during religious services
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• (n.) A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon.
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(from the article `Jesus Christ`) ...passages, or pericops (from the Greek word meaning `cut around`), relating to Jesus. Further study reveals that the authors of the Synoptic ... Though the pericopes (small units) of which the Gospels are constituted include many forms, or genres, they are mainly divided into narratives ... ...
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(1) In biblical studies, a story, brief passage, or selection from gospel narrative or passage found
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Pe·ric'o·pe noun [ Latin , section of a book, Greek ...; ... around + ... to cut.] A selection or extract from a book; especially
(Theol.) , a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon.
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