What was it Charlie read from at Mrs. Landinghams memorial service [#44]?
Linda Craugh came up with the Book, Chapter and Verse as: Wisdom 3:1-4. But this raises more questions. • Where is the Book of Wisdom in the Bible? The Book of Wisdom is only in the Catholic (and Orthodox Christian) versions of the Bible. • Where is it in the Catholic version? Linda Craugh answered that question: “Old Testament, between Song of Songs and Sirach.” • Why would Charlie read from a book exclusive to Catholics, if the service was to be non-denominational? Now, that is a question since it had been established that Mrs. Landingham wasn’t Catholic and there has been no indication that Charlie is. Maybe, realizing that a funeral is for the living not the dead, Charlie chose his reading for the person most affected by this death: the Catholic President Bartlet. Or Charlie could have gone to a Catholic school even without being Catholic and remember this verse from school and think it appropriate for this situation. • Why isn’t the Book of Wisdom in other versions of the Bible? S
