http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091 A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:08:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-38021 FX Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:50:31 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-38021 Hi, liked the article http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4055 Tom Smith Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4055 The notion of the Immaculate Conception didn't really hit home for me until I realized that the womb of the Blessed Mother is the New Testament analog of the Ark of the Covenant. Then it all becomes very clear why the Mother of God was Immaculately Conceived. http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4056 Jeff Miller Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4056 You must not have read much Scott Hahn since he nails all of the parallels between the old new testaments. An example can be found here:<br />http://www.catholic-pages.com/bvm/hahn.asp http://www.catholic-pages.com/bvm/hahn.asp]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4057 Funky Dung Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4057 I've read a little of Hahn. I've met him, too. He's a nice guy, but his writing style doesn't do anything for me. He tries too hard to be funny. I like puns, but not THAT much. He's much better when writing with someone else, such as Aquilina. http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4058 Tom Smith Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4058 I'm probably being a bit too grumpy when I say this, but I don't know why people are all gaga over Saint Scott Hahn. His stuff is great; I really liked The Lamb's Supper. But his ideas are not new, not by any stretch. In fact, they're very old. And they were originally had by people who are entitled "Doctor." It amazes me that the Church hasn't tried harder to popularize the great writings of the Fathers. The Greek Fathers, in particular, are fairly easy to read, and have a particular mystical tone that, I think, people would find appealing these days.<br /><br />I guess my thing is basically this: why read Hahn when you can get the same information from Chrysostom, Basil, or Gregory Nazianzen?
I guess my thing is basically this: why read Hahn when you can get the same information from Chrysostom, Basil, or Gregory Nazianzen?]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4059 John Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4059 I'm confused as why such a big deal is made of the parallels between the Old Testament and the New Testament. The people who wrote the New Testament new the Jewish scriptures very well and likely had them in front of them while they were writing. It shouldn't really be a surprise that parallels show up. http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4060 Funky Dung Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4060 Tom: Because C, B, and GN aren't as accessible as Hahn. Hahn regurgitates those fellas into language a modern, worldy person can understand.<br /><br />John: You're begging the question, John. Do the parallels show up because the Gospel writers took artistic license (or worse yet had ulterior motives) or because God planned it that way. The Church teaches the latter. The former view is the kind of bunkum you get from crap like Jesus Seminar.
John: You're begging the question, John. Do the parallels show up because the Gospel writers took artistic license (or worse yet had ulterior motives) or because God planned it that way. The Church teaches the latter. The former view is the kind of bunkum you get from crap like Jesus Seminar.]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4061 John Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4061 The fact that a prophesy from the old testament is fulfilled is part of a divine plan. The fact that the phrasing and dramatic structures are paralleled is the result of the writers. <br />And if we watn to risk controversy, which prophesies a Gospel shows being fulfilled and the manner in whihc they are fulfilled is the product of the writer. And if we watn to risk controversy, which prophesies a Gospel shows being fulfilled and the manner in whihc they are fulfilled is the product of the writer.]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4062 edey Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4062 the reason that more people read hahn than the Fathers has probably less to do wtih accessibility of language and more to do with popularity within the target audience. hahn tends to reach those who are looking for answers to "tough questions" and those who are interested in finding out more about Church teachings. unfortunately, when someone asks "where can i find out about Mary, the Eucharist, etc?", scott hahn is more likely to come to mind than C,B, and GN. many who are searching for those answers, unfortunately, have never heard the names of Church Fathers and are unlikely to look up source texts when you can get it already "prepackaged". http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/2091#comment-4063 Jerry Nora Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archive/2093#comment-4063 Another parallel between Mary and the OT is that the verb Gabriel used when he told Mary that the Holy Spirit would "come over" her (or something like that) was only used once in the Septuagint, and that's when it described when the presence of God would come upon the Tent of Meeting with Moses.