tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post6874931827179685307..comments2024-01-01T21:57:26.021-05:00Comments on Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Aggie Catholics: Top 15 Phrases Not Found in the BibleFr. Tim Moylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030197987469327645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-31049897128930291562010-07-04T16:02:09.049-04:002010-07-04T16:02:09.049-04:00Silly blogger!Silly blogger!Fr. Tim Moylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030197987469327645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-91902425755688063542010-07-04T15:16:13.831-04:002010-07-04T15:16:13.831-04:00LOL! Happy I am that you have weather you can enj...LOL! Happy I am that you have weather you can enjoy, Tim! If I put in my order with you now, can you send me some of it for Tuesday? <br /><br />As for the allegory in question, I get your meaning, but that is not what the <i>blogger</i> is saying. She actually says that perhaps the "fruit" was a pomegranate...Janus Bellatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467165902363025714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-4585233828143949742010-07-04T15:06:11.725-04:002010-07-04T15:06:11.725-04:00Lady Janus: I'm fairly certain that the overwh...Lady Janus: I'm fairly certain that the overwhelming majority opinion is that the Adam/Eve text is an allegory explaining the entry of evil into creation. I know that most theologians and scripture scholars recognize this, so there would be no need to explain the symbolism.<br /><br />Just a thought. It's far too beautiful a day here in Mattawa for me to contemplate anyone 'sighing'. I sincerely hope that creation is as beautiful there as here... sun...breeze...30C. Perfect!<br /><br />Fr. TimFr. Tim Moylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030197987469327645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-4720070438362967582010-07-04T14:50:17.646-04:002010-07-04T14:50:17.646-04:00"11 - The Apple in the Garden of Eden.
There ...<i>"11 - The Apple in the Garden of Eden.<br />There was fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2, 3), but we do not know what kind of fruit is was."</i><br /><br />*sigh* It wasn't literally any kind of fruit (as in something to eat) at all...and I do wish people would learn that!<br /><br />"Fruit" in this context is: the consequence of some effort or action. As in "the fruit of his labors."Janus Bellatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467165902363025714noreply@blogger.com