#13. You say there is no trace of the devil’s ransom theory in the NT and then admit an NT reference to ransom, likely to have been by Jesus himself (Matt 20: 28).
To whom or to what would a rans
Hi! Joe your mentioning of “Blood of my Saviour @ 8, prompted me to make a response to your post, as possible you like me read this comment under another article, on this site, which incorporated th
Sean, you say it's not the language of the NT that's the problem and then say "You call the ‘devil’s ransom theory’ ‘bad theology’ but it surely must have been that understanding that underg
Like Mary I was intrigued by Fr. O'Malley's explanation in "What happened at Vatican II" of how the Council was also a "language event" and how the previous model of longitudinal language --top down -
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It is not the language of the Bible that is the problem, Joe. The problem is the interpretation of those passages by way of satisfactionism and substitutionalism - which originate the vio
A lot of what the Fathers write on the Atonement is quaint and outdated, but their strong point is the rootedness of their discourse in deep reflection on the Incarnation. Greek philosophy helped them
There have been bad theologies of the Atonement, such as the devil's ransom theory, but of course the discourse of the Fathers is much richer and more joyful than this.
Athanasius writes (On the In
Sean, I know that the Feast of the Precious Blood has been whisked away, but the language of being "saved by his blood" is still very central in Christian tradition and piety. Consider, "Blood of my S
#7 First, Joe, the expression 'saved by his blood', has absolutely no 'power' for very many people today. Secondly, Girard attributes the loss of this 'pulling power' of 'blood sacrifice' to the Cruc
Eugene, you have presented the next most urgent question of the day...Do we require an ordained priesthood?...Here we must find a courageous and insightful theologian or theologians who are willing t
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February 10 2019#13. You say there is no trace of the devil’s ransom theory in the NT and then admit an NT reference to ransom, likely to have been by Jesus himself (Matt 20: 28). To whom or to what would a rans
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February 10 2019Hi! Joe your mentioning of “Blood of my Saviour @ 8, prompted me to make a response to your post, as possible you like me read this comment under another article, on this site, which incorporated th
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Sean, you say it's not the language of the NT that's the problem and then say "You call the ‘devil’s ransom theory’ ‘bad theology’ but it surely must have been that understanding that underg
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February 9 2019Like Mary I was intrigued by Fr. O'Malley's explanation in "What happened at Vatican II" of how the Council was also a "language event" and how the previous model of longitudinal language --top down -
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019# 9, 10, 11 It is not the language of the Bible that is the problem, Joe. The problem is the interpretation of those passages by way of satisfactionism and substitutionalism - which originate the vio
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019A lot of what the Fathers write on the Atonement is quaint and outdated, but their strong point is the rootedness of their discourse in deep reflection on the Incarnation. Greek philosophy helped them
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019There have been bad theologies of the Atonement, such as the devil's ransom theory, but of course the discourse of the Fathers is much richer and more joyful than this. Athanasius writes (On the In
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019Sean, I know that the Feast of the Precious Blood has been whisked away, but the language of being "saved by his blood" is still very central in Christian tradition and piety. Consider, "Blood of my S
10 February. 5th Sunday (C)
February 10 2019#7 First, Joe, the expression 'saved by his blood', has absolutely no 'power' for very many people today. Secondly, Girard attributes the loss of this 'pulling power' of 'blood sacrifice' to the Cruc
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February 1 2019Eugene, you have presented the next most urgent question of the day...Do we require an ordained priesthood?...Here we must find a courageous and insightful theologian or theologians who are willing t
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