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A '''pericope''' ([[w:Greek language|Greek]] περικοπή; [[w:Church Slavonic language|Slavonic]]: Зачало (''Zachalo''), "a cutting-out") is a portion of text selected to be read aloud, such as the [[Epistle]] and [[Gospel]] readings.
[[Lectionary|Lectionaries]] This is also a term used in biblical studies in reference to distinct textual units, which are sections of [[Scripture]]scripture with a definable beginning and ending, such as for example, a parable in the ''[[Apostolos]]''Gospels is a distinct textual unit, as are composed of pericopes which are to be read for the liturgical services particular accounts of each daymiracles that Christ worked.
==[[Lectionary|Lectionaries]] are normally made up of pericopes containing the [[Epistle]] and [[Gospel]] readings for the liturgical year. A pericope consisting of passages from different parts of a single book, or from different books of the Bible, and linked together into a single reading is called a ''[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/concatenation concatenation]'' or ''composite reading''. ==External links====
*[http://www.godward.org/archives/BS%20Notes/Bible%20Study%20Notes%20No%20One%20Pericope1.htm What is a "Pericope"?]
*[http://virtualreligion.net/primer/pericope.html "Pericope"] from ''A [[Synoptic gospels|Synoptic Gospels]] Primer''*To hear the correct pronunciation of the word, [http://www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php?file=perico01&word=pericope&text=\p%C9%99-%3Cspan%20class%3D%22unicode%22%3E%CB%88%3C%2Fspan%3Eri-k%C9%99-p%C4%93\ click here]
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