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eighth or heaven of fixed stars. Dante was examined by St. James on hope

approval of San Pietro, Dante feels stimulated to a profession of allegiance to the Christian religion: his faith is the same that was given when the child was baptized in the Baptistery of his city, where he now wants to return after so much suffering. If anything were to happen, he says, the merits that I acquired my poem around to which I have undertaken with the help of grace, returning home from exile, I'd go back there very different from what was in his youth, with noble and high poetic force and I want to be crowned poet on the source where I was baptized: and just that my poem has the crown.

detaches from the crown of the blessed light of St. James the Apostle that Dante must question the essence of Hope. What is hope? the extent to which Dante has it? whence he came? The second question for Dante meets Beatrice: there is nothing more than his faithful friend has hope, so much so that God has allowed to go live in paradise. The other questions answered Dante with the attitude of a good disciple. The hope is the assured expectation of future glory, the fruit of divine grace and good works. The hope (and thus answer the third question) come inspired by the many fronts, particularly from the Psalms of David, who sang in Sperino you who know your name! and also the Epistles of St. James. They approved the response and requires: what it promises hope? He promises to all believers and eternal bliss of the soul and body. The confirmation of the blessed hand passing the exam. Now, St. Peter and St. James dancing in a circle, joined another blessed as it enters the dance with the joy with which a young woman enters the dance to celebrate and honor the bride. And St. John, the apostle who laid his head on the chest of the teacher at the Last Supper. Dante wants to see the body: in fact there was a belief that the apostle had ascended to heaven with the body. The saint tells him that only Christ and Mary had the privilege. And it is good that we know on earth, because men do not indulge in false beliefs. Meanwhile

Dante turns to Beatrice, but this is so bright that he remains dazzled.