Did you know that there are approximately 35 pages in the Book of Mathew, 22 pages in the Book of Mark, 37 pages in the Book of John and 28 pages in the Book of Luke [1]? All in all, approximately 122 pages which is less than the size of paperback novels these days. I don’t know about you, but it takes me about half a day to sit down and read the average paperback novel, and I do this once or twice a month.
St. Jerome, who lived from 331 to 420 [2], is commonly quoted as saying “To be ignorant of the Scriptures is to be ignorant of Christ! [3]” Read the rest of this entry »