Category Archives: Dante

Dante’s PARADISE, Canto 5: God’s Greatest Gift

Posted on July 4, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/money-purse-bank-note-euro-leather-494163/ *** GOD’S GREATEST GIFT *** When we make a vow — Free will is God’s greatest gift — Sacrifice free will *** NOTE: God’s greatest gift to us is free will: It is a gift that is like God. … Continue reading →

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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 31: JESUS

Posted on June 8, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/savior-religion-icon-orthodoxy-1971118/ *** JESUS *** Has human nature — Both natures at the same time — Has divine nature *** https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/05/dantes-purgatory-canto-31-retelling-forest-of-eden-lethe/ ***

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Dante’s Inferno: Canto 19 Retelling — The Simonists

Posted on January 18, 2017 by davidbruceblog

Chapter 19: The Simonists Simon Magus, you are among the worst sinners who have ever existed, as are your followers, Dante thought. You were the first to try to engage in the sin of simony, the buying and selling of … Continue reading →

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Dante’s Inferno: Canto 16 Retelling —The Violent Against Nature (Continued)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by davidbruceblog

Chapter 16: The Violent Against Nature (Continued) Now Dante and Virgil could hear a waterfall in the distance, indicating that they were approaching the boundary of this Circle and would have to soon find a way down to the next … Continue reading →

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Dante’s Inferno: Canto 11 Retelling —Virgil Teaches Dante

Posted on January 10, 2017 by davidbruceblog

Chapter 11: Virgil Teaches Dante Dante and Virgil arrived at a steep bank from which they could look down into the dark, deep pit of Hell. They did not stay there long, for the stench arising from the lower Circles … Continue reading →

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