The Anglican Church of St Philip's O'Connor, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Services on Sunday: Holy Communion 8am and 10am. Wednesday 10am
Priest:(the Rev'd) Rob Lamerton. Ph 62478004, Fax 62307775, E-mail: stphil@acay.com.au
Wardens: Chris Cheah and Janine Studholme
The church is on the corner of Macpherson and Moorhouse Streets
in the suburb of O'Connor in Canberra, ACT, Australia.
(from ANU go across Barry Drive, down McCaughey St, and one block past
O'Connor Shops.)
Deuteronomy 26:5-11
A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.
8. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with terrifying power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
There is an interesting Rabbinic commentary on these verses. As an example see:
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Passover/TO_Pesach_Seder/Haggadah/arami_gleanings.htm
This page begins:
"Commentaries on the Haggadah contrast the evil of Laban with Pharaoh and see Laban as a symbol for political, sociological, and psychological evil.
By Jeffrey A. Spitzer
One of the most difficult texts in the Haggadah is "arami oved avi." This verse from Deuteronomy 26:5, translated as "my father was a wandering Aramean," is part of the formula that was recited when the first fruit offerings were brought to the Temple in ancient times. The Haggadah includes the classic interpretation of the verse, reading it as "an Aramean destroyed my father." Who is the Aramean mentioned in this ritual formula? In this article, the author looks at this verse, which is at the center of the Haggadah, alongside the verse's rabbinic interpretation--which differs dramatically from the Torah text--and the numerous commentaries surrounding it that have arisen over the centuries."
The site was first published on July 28th 2003.
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